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Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel It's actually real and you can order it right now.
IMO it combines the best out of the TideAce noah and Velobuild Aero Grav.
I skipped on the aero grav, but I might actually order this one.






485$ for frame (black), fork, seatpost, axles, storage cover, headset (no handlebar!)
150$ for EU shipping (tax incl.)
paypal fee: +4.2%
custom paintjob is possible: one custom pantone/ys color is +55$

leadtime: 1 month until shipment


- 1300g for size M in UD gloss
- longer fork is also available (420mm)
- storage is isolated chamber (not just a hole in downtube) and mechanical (not magnetic)
- can NOT be ordered without storage
- but can be ordered without fork or fender mounts
- storage door (made out of carbon) can be custom painted
- 2x 52x40x8mm bearings

storage:
August 13, 2025, 11:56:36 AM 		1
Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel
Quote from: bigApple on August 13, 2025, 03:10:03 PM
Stack an reach for both forks the Same? But other fork is 20mm shorter?

Should make quite big difference to seat tube angle and head tube angle also.
August 13, 2025, 05:01:32 PM 		1
Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel Geometry table seems indeed off. I guess FO is swapped accidentally, and they forgot to calculate HTA and ST. FC also doesn't change.

//Edit: They told me the geometry of the shorter (400mm) fork is correct. I've removed the other geometry table.
August 14, 2025, 05:07:30 AM 		1
Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel
Quote from: lkip on August 20, 2025, 03:52:14 AM
Reach wise it's not too different from the tideace gv201, but at least the stack is not that low.
If you have a look at how the mondraker arid (same geo) is assembled, they use 70 or 80mm stems.
I think longer reach and short stems is a good combo on gravel bikes because the short stems gives back a bit of reactivity that you'll lose when slacking the head tube angle, and I want an open head tube angle to avoid toe overlap and have some more stability at slow speed when offroading.
As for the short seat tube, I agree, for an AERO frame I'd like a more horizontal top tube, that will also give some more space inside the main triangle for a frame bag, having a lot of seatpost sticking out should help with comfort though.
I'll see how it'll look when finished

Small would fit me fine - but i would rather want seat tube 480mm and head tube 146mm, like the medium frame. That would be awesome. Maybe 0.5deg slacker headtube, but that is a taste difference which doesnt master that much.

I could use the small now - but would need spacer tower and aero and look-wise i dont like the short seattube lenght.
August 20, 2025, 05:39:11 AM 		1
Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel Ordered 2 FM316's from Mondince (XL and S).  Will update along the process...
August 26, 2025, 11:25:30 AM 		1
Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel They cancelled the fender mounts to maximize stiffness (I'm good with this)
Anticipated batch completion date October 2, 2025
September 17, 2025, 09:08:07 PM 		1
Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel
Quote from: lkip on August 20, 2025, 03:52:14 AM
Reach wise it's not too different from the tideace gv201, but at least the stack is not that low.
If you have a look at how the mondraker arid (same geo) is assembled, they use 70 or 80mm stems.
I think longer reach and short stems is a good combo on gravel bikes because the short stems gives back a bit of reactivity that you'll lose when slacking the head tube angle, and I want an open head tube angle to avoid toe overlap and have some more stability at slow speed when offroading.
As for the short seat tube, I agree, for an AERO frame I'd like a more horizontal top tube, that will also give some more space inside the main triangle for a frame bag, having a lot of seatpost sticking out should help with comfort though.
I'll see how it'll look when finished

There is something weird in the geometry chart. The Tideace Noah GV201 size 54 has 125 mm head tube and 400 mm fork, and the stack is 562 mm. The FM316 size S has the same 125 mm head tube and the same 400 mm fork and the stack is 573 mm. The FM316's head tube angle is slacker than the Noah, which should make the stack lower, not higher than the Noah.
September 26, 2025, 05:50:54 PM 		1
Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel If the fork is measured axle to crown (which is common), and with a 50 mm offset, then the fork has an effective angle slacker than the head tube angle, which makes the fork's contribution to the stack height smaller than if you calculate it with the head tube angle. Taking that into account I calculate 558 mm for the GV201 (4 mm less than claimed, close enough) and 550 mm for the FM316 (22 mm less than claimed).

PS: when I do the same calculation with the Mondraker Arid (which uses a 420 mm fork) my calculation is within 3 mm of Mondraker's claimed stack.
September 27, 2025, 04:18:02 PM 		1
Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel I just got a reply from Mondince saying that the chart is indeed wrong and that they'll update it next week.
September 28, 2025, 12:58:56 PM 		1
Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel Updated geometry
October 08, 2025, 07:40:50 AM 		1