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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: ownthesky on May 13, 2026, 07:38:57 AM
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Hello friends,
I'm looking to upgrade my frameset from my 2018 Defy Advanced - Ideally I'd like an endurance frameset with fairly similar geometry, but I'd like to gain a lot more tire clearance (currently using 28mm in the front and 32mm in the back) as I ride a lot of rail trails in my part of Canada. I stumbled across the Mondice FM106, which doesn't seem to have been spoken about much here, but seems to cover a lot of what I'm looking for. I was curious if anyone may have purchased one and has any insights.
https://geometrygeeks.bike/compare/mondince-fm106-2025-56,giant-defy-advanced-2018-m-l/
It looks like it would be a bit more aggressive. I'm open to other suggestions if anyone has other ideas! The LightCarbon LCR018-D also seems interesting, but I'd wager they are absolutely swamped with orders at the moment.