XMCS: 2026 Aero Gravel bike

[apphex]

57mm official clearance for the front. 

pls 57mm rear too

[AfroPole]

Please create a cable guide in the fork for a dynamo for lights and a USB hub.

[Rolle2k]

pls 57mm rear too

As long as one can get a set of thunder burt 2.1" im ok with that.
But its always good to have some extra space for mud 😊

Oh yeah, and i hope it doesnt continue the trend with super long reach that many later frames have (like the mondince aero gravel), easy fix for that is to make steeper seat tubing (74/74.5 deg), which also makes it possible to run 425mm chainstays!
Something more in the vein of the 3T racemax2 Italia, but more clearance would be the dream.

Also love the 71.5 headtube angle with quite large trail, which makes the bike more reactive. I think 71.5deg is great. They paired with 58mm for offset, which could be moved down to maybe 55mm. Or an adjustable 52/58mm fork. Then you could set it for either 2.1-2.25" mtb Tyres or 40-45mm gravel Tyres.

[Jarkko2410]

This might be my new gravel bike also..
Aero, with that clearance.. so with my rims, the speed pro 2.35 will easily fit.

[lidation]

Wow! Exciting! They seems to be listening to us cyclists!
Let's see what they've got

[Ogel]

Sounds like a frame I want without costing as much as a Fara Gr.4

Hope it gets frame storage.

[akira11]

57mm official clearance for the front. 

omg yes. genuinely excited!

[warthog]

Sounds like a frame I want without costing as much as a Fara Gr.4

Hope it gets frame storage.

Tyre clearance trumps frame storage by far for me, so I care not if it has frame storage. The tyre clearance has me sold 

[Daviddavieboy]

Last time he listened to a westerner about a gravel bike, i think it was me, who said that because the VB Pinarello clone was popular, maybe a grevil clone would be popular too. And then it wasnt. Why the Pinarello vibe wouldn't transfer to gravel, idk. On paper, it made sense to me Not only that, but the grevil was racey and meant to be decently aero too...

 If it wasn't a copy I probably would have bought one considering my CS-R01 is such a solid bike. I just could not get over that hurdle and bought a genuine Grevil to replace my SP G056. (also decent but too big for me)

[Requiem84]

Rest assured, the new xmcs will not be a copy looking frame.

[Jarkko2410]

Please show us some pictures..

So we can start collecting money 🤑

[jfcb]

Last time he listened to a westerner about a gravel bike, i think it was me, who said that because the VB Pinarello clone was popular, maybe a grevil clone would be popular too. And then it wasnt. Why the Pinarello vibe wouldn't transfer to gravel, idk. On paper, it made sense to me Not only that, but the grevil was racey and meant to be decently aero too...

Because it's a pinarello gravel clone  .
1) The pinarello fanboys are mainly roadies. So if you have nothing with the brand, chances are high you don't like their particular designs. Let alone you would want to buy a copy of it.
2) The shapes of Pinarello have no structural benefits or added value, they only add weight.
3) Quite some other new chinese frames came with with good features and more neutral designs giving nice alternatives

Anyway, let's applaud XMCS's new frame (without having seeing it) or at least the fact they moved on from copying existing designs.

[Requiem84]

Please show us some pictures..

So we can start collecting money 🤑

Don’t expect anything radical :-). It looks robust and purposeful I’d say.

[Jarkko2410]

No we won't..
But I believe we all want pictures 😎

[mangart]

It’s frustrating to see a teaser image being posted and then the conversation continuing without sharing more details.
If you have updates and additional images, please share them instead of keeping everyone waiting.

Right now, it feels like being given a gift that you’re not allowed to unwrap.
After a while, the excitement fades and people simply lose interest.
Teasing something and then not delivering isn’t good marketing — it creates anticipation, but without follow-through, it just leads to disappointment.

If it takes as long as with the two road-frames, it’s going to get really boring. Please post a factsheet with release dates and availability.
If there’s more information and material available, we’d really appreciate seeing it.

Don’t keep us hanging