Mondince FM356 61mm tire clearance

[Glencoco39]

@Jarkko2410

Which mud guards are those?

Could a front mud guard fit between tyre and fork?

Your bicycle looks really excellent. Versatile, fast and comfortable! Almost exactly what I picture my build to look like!!

[ains]

honestly, the high stack in combination with the high slope does not look good

I think that is because Jarkko2410 made this photo with wide lens (1x) of his phone and proportions of the bike became distorted a bit. If he photographed it with zoom lens of his phone the bike would look better. Have a look at the photo of this bike in the same M size by xcelrec photographed with zoom lens probably

[Jarkko2410]

@Jarkko2410

Which mud guards are those?

Could a front mud guard fit between tyre and fork?

Your bicycle looks really excellent. Versatile, fast and comfortable! Almost exactly what I picture my build to look like!!

I think there is enough space for normal mudguard.. yes.

Here is what I used :

It's designed for 52mm tyre, but it's good enough for my speed Pro tyres.

[clayp]

I've never installed a dub crank before, so I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, but it looks like my BB shells aren't square. It's binding like crazy, even though I haven't even adjusted the preload yet.

[xcelrec]

I've never installed a dub crank before, so I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, but it looks like my BB shells aren't square. It's binding like crazy, even though I haven't even adjusted the preload yet.

Depends a little, shouldn't be that much drag tho. My axle also went in noticeably harder than my old bike which also had used dub wide cranks. If you are using SRAMs BB, they have small blue o-rings which usually add a little drag, check if they are still seated and grease them. You could even try installing just the non drive side with axle, but without the o-rings in the shell to see how it turns. If it's still really draggy check the bearings and if they also run smooth it's not unlikely the bb shells / threads aren't aligned.

[clayp]

Depends a little, shouldn't be that much drag tho. My axle also went in noticeably harder than my old bike which also had used dub wide cranks. If you are using SRAMs BB, they have small blue o-rings which usually add a little drag, check if they are still seated and grease them. You could even try installing just the non drive side with axle, but without the o-rings in the shell to see how it turns. If it's still really draggy check the bearings and if they also run smooth it's not unlikely the bb shells / threads aren't aligned.

I think there was something wrong with the BB adapter sleeve on the BB I used. When I measured it with callipers, it was quite a lot less than 28.99 mm, which explains the excessive binding. I tried using the original SRAM bearing and it's much better now. It's not quite perfect, but I think this is alright?

[xcelrec]

I think there was something wrong with the BB adapter sleeve on the BB I used. When I measured it with callipers, it was quite a lot less than 28.99 mm, which explains the excessive binding. I tried using the original SRAM bearing and it's much better now. It's not quite perfect, but I think this is alright?

Yeah looks good. Should be even better after they are broken in a bit. Sram bbs are notoriously draggy when new and mine don't spin any better tbh. 

[Er7ik]

Been following this thread while building my FM356, so here's mine. It's my
dedicated rough-gravel rig (fast-road duties live on another
bike), so the priorities were tyre clearance and high stack.

Spec
- Frame: Mondince FM356, size L. Mondince headset with their integrated
  cable routing - the included C-ring is actually really good.
- Drivetrain: SRAM 1x13 mix - Force crank (165 mm) + Force 10-46 cassette,
  Rival XPLR AXS derailleur, Rival levers/brakes.
- Chainring: 38T Alugear oval
- Wheels: Elite Wheels Gravel Aero+ (32 mm internal)
- Tyres: Specialized Pathfinder Pro 2.2, tubeless - a true 56 mm WAM on the
  32 mm rims
- Cockpit: Deda 90 mm alloy stem + PRO 44 cm alloy ergo bar (two-piece for now
  while I dial in the fit)
- Rotors: IIIPro rotors 180/180 - brake performance is not diffrent to 160mm rotors
- Seatpost: Mondince 20 mm offset
- Weight: 9.2 kg ready to ride (pedals + bottle cages)

A few build notes
- Up top the clearance is great - 56 mm tyres with 10mm room to frame. But chainring
  clearance to the chainstay is tight: I went 38T partly for the gearing, but
  anything over ~44T would want less than the usual ~6.5 mm offset to clear,
  especially with the SRAM DUB XPLR Wide crank. Worth checking before going big
  up front.
- Minor gripe: there are almost too many mounts - three bolts around the fork
  crown just for a mudguard feels like overkill.

Ride impressions: versatile and comfortable - the big Pathfinders float over
loose gravel without feeling draggy on tarmac, and the 1x13 range covers
everything. But it feels kinda slow: Been on the Tideace GV201 before, and this was quicker.
(Attatched photo with Schwalbe G-One R Pro 50mm, 53mm WAM)

[clayp]

I've also finally completed my build. Here are the specs:

• Frame: Size L
• Cranks: SRAM Force with spider PM (160mm), 36T Alugear thread-mount chainring
• Shifters/brakes/RD: Shimano Ultegra Di2, with a Deore Di2 RD-M6250-GS rear derailleur
• Cassette: Shimano XT CS-M8200, 9-45T
• Wheels: Elite Wheels Gravel Aero+
• Tires: Specialized Pathfinder 2.2 (they measure up to 58mm on these rims)
• Stem: Deda Superzero. The included compression ring was a bit too thick and left too much of a gap, but with the optional HDRS-COMPR-ME it fit perfectly.
• Handlebars: Deda Superzero Gravel Alloy
• Rotors: Campagnolo 03 AFS, 160mm

Just did my first test ride. The bike felt very comfortable, and I really liked the new Pathfinders.

One strange thing: I had to set the rear derailleur indexing to -18 (the maximum) for it to shift properly. Not sure what's going on. Could it be an issue with the wheels/freehub and how the cassette sits? Has anyone seen this with these wheels or a similar setup?

[dolph]

I've also finally completed my build. Here are the specs:

• Frame: Size L
• Cranks: SRAM Force with spider PM (160mm), 36T Alugear thread-mount chainring
• Shifters/brakes/RD: Shimano Ultegra Di2, with a Deore Di2 RD-M6250-GS rear derailleur
• Cassette: Shimano XT CS-M8200, 9-45T
• Wheels: Elite Wheels Gravel Aero+
• Tires: Specialized Pathfinder 2.2 (they measure up to 58mm on these rims)
• Stem: Deda Superzero. The included compression ring was a bit too thick and left too much of a gap, but with the optional HDRS-COMPR-ME it fit perfectly.
• Handlebars: Deda Superzero Gravel Alloy
• Rotors: Campagnolo 03 AFS, 160mm

Just did my first test ride. The bike felt very comfortable, and I really liked the new Pathfinders.

One strange thing: I had to set the rear derailleur indexing to -18 (the maximum) for it to shift properly. Not sure what's going on. Could it be an issue with the wheels/freehub and how the cassette sits? Has anyone seen this with these wheels or a similar setup?

There is road microspline and mtb microspline, freehub is the same in both versions but the endcap isnt, road one is a bit longer to account for narrower hub. I had to use an extra spacer ring on my wheeltop rd because i couldnt find 9mm QR endcap for road microspline.

[clayp]

There is road microspline and mtb microspline, freehub is the same in both versions but the endcap isnt, road one is a bit longer to account for narrower hub. I had to use an extra spacer ring on my wheeltop rd because i couldnt find 9mm QR endcap for road microspline.

Huh, I didn't know that. TIL. Could you explain the spacer ring a little more? Where did you put it, and what thickness was it?