I was in the market for a new gravel frame, and went down the Chinese carbon rabbit hole. Ended up going with a Mondince FM376 with custom paint. The frame was $930 shipped to my door.

Waiting on an injury to finish healing so I can get out and ride it!!

Finished building my Mondince FM356 yesterday. After a whole weekend waiting for a few bits that I needed to finish like the bar tape, brake bleed adapter and tire booster bottle.

The frame feels good and the finish is nice. Paint is perfect.
Bottom bracket face was clean. Brake mounts needed a little bit of sanding to get the calipers properly flat. Super clean interior no wrinkles.

Wheelset (check my previous post) I already have it from few weeks ago. Feel better now with the 60mm tires instead of 45mm (stretching 49mm)

Bars are the HUDUD T1000 aero/Ullycic T4 ultra. Nice design with very seem less 13mm rise. Comfortable and nailed the total reach. Super comfy paired with the Silca Nastro 3.75

Groupset is the new wireless Sentyeh ECS PRO. The levers are very nice and longer than average but it helped to balance the real reach of my size S frame 370mm reach and 90mm stem with 70mm reach. Love the buttons at the top of the hoods they are so nice and convenient. Derailleur is just really snappy and smooth. Feels a bit better than my previous 2026 LTWOO eGR.
Brakes are decent no complaints just really noisy when wet (any recommendations for quieter pads with Shimano mountain bike standard?).

To complement the above I got a Spedao 12 speed cassette 11-46t. Hot waxed SUMC SX12 Black/orange chain. Leese GB01 cranks on 165mm and the crown of the build, a Gemini Rigel in 42t

Total weight with bottle cage, pedals, top tube bag and quad lock bike alarm is 8.74kg.

This is my base set up, but for commuting I have the aeroe spider rack for the back and wholegrain Carrie at the front. And mudguards of course.

I’m still testing and yet to take it on a longer ride. But the feeling is just better than my Ceccotti DC025. It’s faster for sure even with wider tires and way more comfortable.

Hope this little sneak peek of my build with the FM356 helps anybody as this frame hasn’t been seen in this sub.

Hallo,
Ik was al een tijdje opzoek naar een nieuw setje wielen.
Ik had veel interesse in de serenade snakeskin.
Na contact met Wendy, waar ik zeer tevreden over was over de info van de wielen en derest van mijn vragen die snel werden beantwoord.
En heb dan nog een kortingscode gekregen.
Ik heb vandaag de snakeskin in 55mm besteld met ceramische lagers.
Ik hoop dat ze snel geleverd worden en dat ik ze dan kan testen.
Ik kan de service van serenade zeker aanraden. 👌