Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel

Started by lkip, August 13, 2025, 05:52:43 AM

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Chiyou

Quote from: Ante on April 02, 2026, 04:15:45 AM
Which is the most agressive frame from Mondince with geometry close to road bike? Im looking for a do it all allroad aero bike which take larger tyres than the Light carbon lcr018.

FM106
As a road bike it's the most aggressive, and tire clearance is 2mm wider compared to the LCR018.

Wilda

Quote from: Japeke on February 06, 2026, 12:09:40 PM
Mondince 1-bolt seatpost is really good. Have you found similar ones elsewhere?

I ordered spcycle hb-068 handlebar. 105di2 levers, deore m6250 derailleur and red crank.
Maybe 46t front and 10-51 rear.

The dimensions look good. I'll just move more forward.

hb-068 is included in the picture. The rest should arrive next week.

I like the color choice. Can I ask for the code?

OldFish

#437
Build almost finished, although I still need to tweak shifting and brakes a bit.

Coming from mostly riding XC full suspension bike (FM936) I can say that this bike truly feels great and does not sacrifice too much comfort. I have mostly ridden it fast so far so that also helps.

Size L matte pink frame was bought from SPCycle via Aliexpress to take advantage of January sales. Same for Tagoola XPLR wheelset, Elita One Master seatpost, Toseek TKR02 barstem. Drivetrain is a bit mix since I used already owned Shimano 105 di2 and read in https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=175217 that it works with 10-45 cassette. Coupled it with Force E1 crankset, KEOS 46t ring and ZRACE XG4 calipers due to wanting a bit more power and bling.

I am currently running Schwalbe R PRO 50mm which measures around 52.7mm on wide rims and this is really comfy and quite fast setup.

Some comments:
- I requested SPCycle to have fork without rivets, but they did not provide. Had to file exit for rear brake slightly and the painting inside internal storage will have to be adjusted, but otherwise it went smoothly
- Toseek barstem was very easy to route to and feels and looks really good. It's 380/120 but might be on slightly longer side.
- Shifting was ok on the stand initially, I adjusted the limit screws to improve it as the sound was slightly off in some middle gears and this end up making RD to not want to switch to biggest (easiest) cog on the cassette. Will need to work on this further, so far I have ridden it as 11sp 46x10-40
- Rear braking seems to lose pressure during the ride. It might be that I did not screw the calipers access bolt tightly enough and there was a bit leakage. To be confirmed.
- Disregard the position of right shifter, it was not torqued strongly enough and moved out of position during some rough patch


Bobinski

That looks fabulous! Love the pink shade too. Do you know what pantone it is?

OldFish

Quote from: Bobinski on April 09, 2026, 12:40:43 AM
That looks fabulous! Love the pink shade too. Do you know what pantone it is?
No, I just asked SPCycle for the light pink option in https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIsWfRK . It was maybe a touch darker than I initially expected, but I really like the color.

offspring_fan

Quote from: OldFish on April 08, 2026, 11:47:05 PM
I have mostly ridden it fast so far so that also helps

Quote10-45 cassette... 46t ring

Checks out  ;D 8)

AltecasLT

I ordered the frame at the beginning of last week. I'm looking forward to finally being able to assemble the bike :D

Japeke

Quote from: Wilda on April 07, 2026, 04:22:36 PM
I like the color choice. Can I ask for the code?

Same than CJ:s bike, but clear coated. I don't like matt color.
I don't wash my bikes, I just spray them with water :)

And here is my new toy. Power2max+pass quest sprill.



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Hi guys,

For those of you based in Europe – how long did it take for your parcel to arrive?

Mine was shipped on April 2, and according to 17Track the flight departed on April 8. That's the latest update I have so far.

On the DPD website, nothing shows up yet, no tracking info at all.

Can't wait to build up the bike!  ::)

SirBikealot

Quote from: www on April 13, 2026, 04:25:44 AM
Hi guys,

For those of you based in Europe – how long did it take for your parcel to arrive?

Mine was shipped on April 2, and according to 17Track the flight departed on April 8. That's the latest update I have so far.

On the DPD website, nothing shows up yet, no tracking info at all.

Can't wait to build up the bike!  ::)

It's quite normal. Especially to Germany and with DPD AND over a weekend. ;) My last frame was booked on a flight on monday and the next update was on thursday. so nothing to worry that much. Wild guess: Your frame will be delivered on thursday a mine was  :D

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Quote from: SirBikealot on April 13, 2026, 05:56:05 AM
It's quite normal. Especially to Germany and with DPD AND over a weekend. ;) My last frame was booked on a flight on monday and the next update was on thursday. so nothing to worry that much. Wild guess: Your frame will be delivered on thursday a mine was  :D

Sounds like I'm right in that "black hole" phase then! 😅 Hopefully I'll see an update in the next couple of days.

Thursday delivery would be perfect – fingers crossed it follows the same pattern as yours 🤞

AltecasLT

How long did you wait for the shipment to arrive in Europe from the date of shipment?

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Quote from: AltecasLT on April 15, 2026, 01:22:48 PM
How long did you wait for the shipment to arrive in Europe from the date of shipment?

Quick update on my side:

The parcel was shipped by Mondince on April 2 and arrived in Germany on April 12. It looks like the tracking info is a bit delayed, with updates showing up 2–3 days later.

I'll keep you posted as soon as I receive the frameset (I'm based in France) 🙂

Lotnik

Quote from: Unsworn5836 on March 06, 2026, 02:59:02 PM
Got mine recently. Yet started to get used to the color.
Not built yet as several parts are missing...

Can you show the whole frame. What's the color you chose?

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Another one I saw on Reddit yesterday, in case you missed it:

Credit: @cranksmack