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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: Front disc brake issue
« on: September 12, 2026, 06:07:48 AM »
I manage to get where it rolling without 'pinging'.
I had to open each bolt a fraction and adjust the top and bottom of the bracket seperatley to get clearance.
It was like having to make small pivots of the top and bottom without one interfering with the other.

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Front disc brake issue
« on: September 12, 2026, 05:51:05 AM »
I thought I would stick this here rather then the Mondince 336 dedicated thread.

When I try and centre my front caliper I cant get it to point where the pads and disc is not rubbing.
New disc and new pads  are the worst combo. Old disc and new pads is the best I can get but still get a 'ping'.
After about an hour of messing around I noticed that the bottom part of the caliper is being sitting inwards ie the bottom screw hole in the frame is not in line with the top hole.
Now if I pull the bracket at the bottom to make it level the pad makes contact with the inside of the disc evenly. As soon as I open the bottom nut to centre the caliper and pads the bottom jump inwards towards the inside of the frame making centreing impossible.
I wanted to ask here to see if its me before I touch base with Mondince about it!
In the picture maybe you can see how the bottom of the bracket is moving inwards.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Mondince FM336
« on: September 11, 2026, 02:19:20 PM »
Nice paint scheme!


I have just about finished my build.
I used the spacers and integrated handlebar from my elves (that I sold)
I think it worked out quite well.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Mondince FM336
« on: September 05, 2026, 03:24:10 AM »
So for anyone looking to put the Propel style cages ..... the one for the downtube is blocking the release mechanism for the downtube fidlock mechanism

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Wheeltop EDS GeX
« on: August 21, 2026, 11:33:17 AM »
Just come across a problem with my lever.
Brakes had gone very soft and went to do a bleed and fresh fluid.
Kept getting loads of air coming through at the brake rotor end. Then I noticed dripping from below the lever. Up on the plug was dry but underneath the lever was dripping fluid. Possibly a seal gone? Fixable or just order new shifters?
Thanks

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Mondince FM336
« on: August 08, 2026, 02:09:05 PM »
Yeah thats the one.
Its defintley a different colour on the forks.
I remarked on the colour difference and he didnt deny it!!

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Mondince FM336
« on: August 08, 2026, 11:51:25 AM »
Quote from: Lotnik on August 02, 2026, 04:02:32 AM
Hi, yes this is the one.

More rides report and this bike goes fast  ;D Cover closed properly doesn't go off. I went racing yesterday for a 100 km race. I felt comfortable 4 hours in the saddle. I think I could brake 4 hours but I was waiting for my female friend couple times.

Hey Lotnik
Did you have an issue with the painitng on your frame before he sent it?
The reason I ask was because I was onto Mondince during this week looking to buy an FM336 and he said he had some prepainted ones in stock if I could be tempted.
One of them looked very similar to yours , in L, but the paint on the bottom of the fork was a bit 'redder' then the back.As it was a L it was too big otherwise I would have probably bought it!!


Also for those who are using it on the road how are you finding it?
I plan to use mine as primarily as road bike with 40mm road tyres!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: [GIVEAWAY] Participate for Free! 3 Lucky Cyclists to Win XOSS G3 GPS Bike Compu
« on: March 13, 2026, 02:11:59 PM »
Am I too late!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: And the Winner is...
« on: September 11, 2025, 02:30:28 AM »
Congrats!
Not jealous at all. Not one bit.Not even a tiny bit.
I am a bad lier!
Looking forward to the build!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Chinertown Giveaway - Win the TIDEACE FM-CR068 Carbon Road Frame!
« on: September 01, 2025, 12:09:44 PM »
Tideacebike

That frame looks absolutley savage.
It would be a proper replacement for my Ridley Noah FAST that I recently retired/moved on!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Any Direct Mount Rim brake frame suggestions?
« on: March 17, 2025, 04:34:51 AM »
Elves do an aero direct mount frame. I have one with campagnolo DM brakes and the stopping power is superb.
If consisering this make sure you look at the sizing on their chart rather then '54' or '56' size. Its a compact geometry.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Wheeltop EDS GeX
« on: February 26, 2025, 10:37:30 AM »
So  I bit the bullet and bought a new shimano cassette and chain and within an hour I had it pretty much 95% dialled in.Hopefully just some on the road adjustments to be made.
I was trying to use a campagnolo chorus and cassette with zero joy!

Inadvertently I found a glitch that was probably the initial source of my woes.
Either my phone or the app was disconnecting from the rd but any adjustments that were made in the app were saved BUT  not sent to the mech. So when I kept making adjustments and nothing happening  then the app reconnects and all the adjustments get sent and the rd is all over the place.
Now it could be my phone as well but anyone who is having an equally frustrating time...it may be worth checking.
I am on Android!

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Wheeltop EDS GeX
« on: February 18, 2025, 06:51:49 AM »
So I escalated this to a PayPal dispute.Also mentioned it on a Facebook post.
I got an email reply about 30 mins later with what I suspect is another time buying tactic.
Told Jane that I need to either get a software update pushed to the rd or a replacement or I will be removing the rest of the components as I need the bike on the road very soon!
Let's see what happens

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Wheeltop EDS GeX
« on: February 15, 2025, 04:24:17 AM »
Knocked a link out and now the chain is too short PLUS it made no difference.
The rd is simply not 'storing' the positions.
EG Just  now.
Shortened the chain and pressed the 'One Click Recovery' so I am starting fresh!
Inital calibration done and sprocket 1 running clean.
Back out to gear selection and up to sprocket 2.
Get all the way to sprocket 12 and dialled in.
So from 1 to 12 is acceptable.
Go to move to sprocket 11 and it takes a
n adjustment of circa 40 'points' to get it to drop which then knocks out the movement to back to sprocket 12.
Go to move it down to sprocket 1 to start again and it now wont drop onto sprocket 1 from sprocket 2.

As I said it almost as if its not storing the positions.

I am not wasting anymore time on it.
The mech is coming off and they can either replace it or I will open a paypal dispute and order a sram Apex 1x.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Wheeltop EDS GeX
« on: February 15, 2025, 03:27:43 AM »
Ok. I will take a link out and try it.
I have tried again just now and the best way to describe it is that the values I put in to get a clean shift are not holding.
And by that I mean when I go up the cassette I can dial it in. Coming back down a whole new set of values is needed throwing everything out! Including the position on the 1st sprocket.
I will take a link out and retry and get back.

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