Mondince FM376 - 57mm tire clearance

[Leon1234]

That is exactly what I was thinking after I saw the first builds. Still not sure to pull the trigger.

I thought the whole point of that was that you are able to open the downtube storage and have the bottles be independent from that. Can anyone confirm if that is the case?

[xwalkprdx]

I also have a frame on order. I intend to use this for bike packing and regular gravel riding. I guess I'll have to get something like this (https://www.topeak.com/global/en/product/1773-CAGE-MOUNT-EXTENDER). Doesn't seem like a big deal, but I've never had to lower my bottle cage... Has anyone used one before? My frame bag fits well on my racing bike with a bottle in place, but touches just a little.

[trogger78]

I thought the whole point of that was that you are able to open the downtube storage and have the bottles be independent from that. Can anyone confirm if that is the case?

That should be the case if I take the photos of the build bikes. But therefore thr bottlemount at the donwtube is defintly higher the normal. And then a framebag should be diffiult to mount.

[warthog]

If you are running a frame bag do you really need the downtube storage compartment? Personally don't care about it. The geometry and tyre clearance onforma my choice. Not an imo gimmicky storage compartment 🤷

[lukasss]

Received my FM376 yesterday and built it up.
Great quality, happy with how it rides too.
I reused a merida cockpit off my old bike and had to reuse the 7mm bearings also (frame was supplied with 8mm ones).
Plenty of clearance even with a front derailleur, currently running 50mm but could prob squeeze 55 in the back with the f mech.

Is that a size L? How tall are you? and most importantly how does the riding on the bike feel like?

[Ror3h]

Is that a size L? How tall are you? and most importantly how does the riding on the bike feel like?

It's a medium. I'm 174cm but with long legs (bb to saddle 72cm).
It's a little longer than my old Merida, so with reusing the same bar/stem I decided to try the bars slammed. It's a bit racier of a position but I've found it comfortable so far.
Bike feels great, stable and lots of grip but still good under power.
There is good toe clearance too. I run my cleats all the way back and there is still about an inch of space between my shoe and the tyre (with 50mm tyres).
Really happy with it so far, going to put some 2.1 thunder burts on when they are back in stock here.