Mondince FM356 61mm tire clearance

[dolph]

I am going to struggle to make it fit. I don't think I will get the bars low enough.
My '21 Revolt has;
Reach 391mm
Stack 601 mm

The FM356 in L has;
Reach 386
Stack 615

My Revolt has a 130mm -17 stem
This will be a bit high I can make the reach work as it is only 5mm.
Can't see an integrated bar coming in a-17°.

What handlebar width are you planning to use? I'm around your size but this geometry "wants" I wide handlebar. I'm running a 42cm non gravel bar now without issues on my steel gravel bike, and I wpuldn't like to go much wider.

[dolph]

I’m not sure when it will be on AliExpress but it will be available in all sizes in 20 days + or -. I ordered a size 58 and that was the last size they were making and that is the time frame I was given.

Jack told me today that it will be released in 45 days, thats august

[Jarkko2410]

And after that another 30 days at least before you actually have it ..
So September..

[Zrader]

And after that another 30 days at least before you actually have it ..
So September..

IDK, painting was 7 days, shipping was 42 hours. Surely 30 days isn’t the norm.

[Jarkko2410]

Fast shipping.
For me in the north ... It usually takes 3 weeks .
But worst has been over 2 month

[warthog]

What handlebar width are you planning to use? I'm around your size but this geometry "wants" I wide handlebar. I'm running a 42cm non gravel bar now without issues on my steel gravel bike, and I wpuldn't like to go much wider.

I have 40cm at the hoods on my Revolt with 12.5° flare for the drops. I find it annoyingly wide after the roadie which is 38cm at the hoods. I would probably ride 38 at the hoods on a new gravello. I don't ride single track on gravel bikes and have never wanted wide bars.

[Vesryn]

Jack told me today that it will be released in 45 days, thats august

This is rather strange. A few days ago Jack told me to "contact him in 20 days," which brings us to around July 6th.

My theory is that they’re ironing out some kinks in the design or production. They might have held it back for a bit, considering that after the FM346 we got the FM366, and they usually tend to release these in numerical order.

Have you noticed how non-standard the water bottle layout is going to be? Since the main mount is positioned further forward, the downtube storage cover is completely separate from the bottle mount (which is a massive win). As a result, the two bottles will be spaced further apart than in a standard layout. I did a rough fit check, and two 800 ml Fidlocks should fit nicely.

Other than that, I'm super stoked. This frame is going to tick all the boxes for me, except for the toe overlap.

[xcelrec]

This is rather strange. A few days ago Jack told me to "contact him in 20 days," which brings us to around July 6th.

My theory is that they’re ironing out some kinks in the design or production. They might have held it back for a bit, considering that after the FM346 we got the FM366, and they usually tend to release these in numerical order.

Have you noticed how non-standard the water bottle layout is going to be? Since the main mount is positioned further forward, the downtube storage cover is completely separate from the bottle mount (which is a massive win). As a result, the two bottles will be spaced further apart than in a standard layout. I did a rough fit check, and two 800 ml Fidlocks should fit nicely.

Other than that, I'm super stoked. This frame is going to tick all the boxes for me, except for the toe overlap.

I got the info today that the frame is in testing now and it'll take ~20 days to finish that. Seems like they are also open to doing another 65mm rake fork afterwards, 50mm will be first though.

[Vesryn]

This sounds interesting, could you share some more details? I did some napkin math and toe overlap will be a killer in my case.

Will this be an optional/secondary fork for the upcoming FM 356, or is it a completely new project (e.g. FM 376?) with a bigger rake?

[xcelrec]

This sounds interesting, could you share some more details? I did some napkin math and toe overlap will be a killer in my case.

Will this be an optional/secondary fork for the upcoming FM 356, or is it a completely new project (e.g. FM 376?) with a bigger rake?

I sadly don't have more info. He just said that multiple people had asked since the open wi.de 2.0 also has a fork with more rake than 50mm. Will be for FM365 if it ever comes.

[dolph]

More agile steering is a bonus for me, i will probably buy both forks.  I dont know if toe overlap would be an issue for my in a bigger sized frame, my feet arent particularly big.

[ains]

I got the info today that the frame is in testing now and it'll take ~20 days to finish that. Seems like they are also open to doing another 65mm rake fork afterwards, 50mm will be first though.

I also asked Jack about the possibility to enlarge the tire to pedal distance, and he told me that they are thinking about making larger front to centre distance at least in size S.

[Vesryn]

Does anyone have info on the head tube size? I'm working on my parts list and got stuck on the headset. Should we expect the usual Mondince gravel standard—fully integrated 1-1/2" upper and lower (52mm ID / 56mm OD) like on the FM316, 326, 336, and 346—or is there something new?

My first choice would be Token A-Box TK1566P ZS56 / 28.6 l ZS56 / 40.

[ains]

Does anyone have info on the head tube size? I'm working on my parts list and got stuck on the headset. Should we expect the usual Mondince gravel standard—fully integrated 1-1/2" upper and lower (52mm ID / 56mm OD) like on the FM316, 326, 336, and 346—or is there something new?

My first choice would be Token A-Box TK1566P ZS56 / 28.6 l ZS56 / 40.

It is better to ask them directly - https://www.mondincecycle.com/contact
Please let us know what they tell you

[Vesryn]

It is better to ask them directly - https://www.mondincecycle.com/contact
Please let us know what they tell you

That was my plan, but I wanted to check here first. Sometimes someone already has the answer, which saves Jack from answering the same questions twice.
Going back to the information Jack shared about the headset setup:

"FM356 is standard FSA headset system. It is 52mm ID and 56mm OD."

Secondly, regarding the BB-to-front-axle distance increase and the potentially higher rake fork:

"We have changed the front wheel distance to 600mm for size S. And we may do a bigger rake fork. But we need customer's advice for this.
We did not know whether the 65mm rake good for this bike frame."

It looks like they went with the suggestions. I'm actually quite curious — how do they plan to gather customer feedback regarding that bigger rake fork? Has Mondince did somethig like that before?