TT-X42 Full Bike with Carbon and Wheeltop

[raisinberry777]

Asked Tantan about whether there's a different seatpost with less offset, there's not.

Asked about what offset the seatpost has and just got sent a photo of the bike. 

[simb]

To add, I asked for a general torque spec for the carbon parts, and they said "just tighten it". I really do hope that it's a translation thing. Might ask them again with a translator.

[Dan S.]

... and they said "just tighten it".

Gigachad answer lol

[rodribanez]

Hi.
What size did you order? I'm in doubt, I'm 182cm tall and have an inseam of 86cm.
Regards

[user757]

For what it's worth, I ordered the plain black finish, and ended up at 1.101eur with shipping to Denmark, using a 60eur off coupon, few days ago. That's also including the DPD shipping where 25% VAT is included.

I'm in the same boat as you in terms of value-for-money. For Europe, I don't see how that can be beat doing a self-source build when VAT is added on top. See raisinberry's example. The kocevlo bars is priced at 60USD, but the price i see, because of VAT ends up at 74USD. Applying that to the entire build, it ends up being 1460USD instead.

Nice list! Any chance you have this in a spreadsheet with links to product purchase pages?  :-)

[waltini]

Hi.
What size did you order? I'm in doubt, I'm 182cm tall and have an inseam of 86cm.
Regards

I am 178cm and an inseam of 82cm. I got the 53cm.

In hindsight, i could have gotten a size smaller however the toe overlap would be an issue.

[NickXAU]

I bought one of these.

Maximum clearance is 30c, 32c is dependant on wheel and tyre combination.

I paid $1800 delivered to Australia.

If I had my time again I would have just built up a bike from scratch. If you start replacing parts it will end up costing a lot more.

The wheels are really heavy, 1900 grams. (I got the carbon wheels)

I have replaced the following: Crankset, axles, saddle, tyres. New wheels will be the next purchase which will take the bike to around 7kg.
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Hi I'm in Australia also, and it seems like an awesome deal still. I would want to get the weight low, are you sure you were able to get it to 7kgs? That seems perfect. I have rim brake light bikes at 7.2, so if accurate that would be very cool. I would also want to change to 38cm bars.

[waltini]

I bought one of these.

Maximum clearance is 30c, 32c is dependant on wheel and tyre combination.

I paid $1800 delivered to Australia.

If I had my time again I would have just built up a bike from scratch. If you start replacing parts it will end up costing a lot more.

The wheels are really heavy, 1900 grams. (I got the carbon wheels)

I have replaced the following: Crankset, axles, saddle, tyres. New wheels will be the next purchase which will take the bike to around 7kg.
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Hi I'm in Australia also, and it seems like an awesome deal still. I would want to get the weight low, are you sure you were able to get it to 7kgs? That seems perfect. I have rim brake light bikes at 7.2, so if accurate that would be very cool. I would also want to change to 38cm bars.

You can but it doesn't make sense financially. Get a more modern frame and build it up. Otherwise you're replacing wheels, crank, handlebar and saddle.

[rodribanez]

You can but it doesn't make sense financially. Get a more modern frame and build it up. Otherwise you're replacing wheels, crank, handlebar and saddle.

I was thinking of buying this bike, which is 1100€ delivered in Spain. And then investing 300€ in changing to a second-hand Ultegra crankset (140€), a new Ultegra cassette (80€), a Shimano chain (35€) and Galfer discs. And it turns out to be a pretty decent bike, for 1440€ I don't think there's anything better. I had thought of putting together a bike with the TT-X68 frame and the Wheeltop electronic shifters, but that alone is 1400€.

[waltini]

I was thinking of buying this bike, which is 1100€ delivered in Spain. And then investing 300€ in changing to a second-hand Ultegra crankset (140€), a new Ultegra cassette (80€), a Shimano chain (35€) and Galfer discs. And it turns out to be a pretty decent bike, for 1440€ I don't think there's anything better. I had thought of putting together a bike with the TT-X68 frame and the Wheeltop electronic shifters, but that alone is 1400€.

The frame is really quite dated, you'll be looking to replace the wheels eventually too. Tyre clearance is 32mm at a stretch, I run 28mm as the stock wheels are offset.

[simb]

The frame is really quite dated, you'll be looking to replace the wheels eventually too. Tyre clearance is 32mm at a stretch, I run 28mm as the stock wheels are offset.

Can you explain what you mean by an outdated frame?

[Serge_K]

Very interesting indeed!
If that frame doesnt really clear 32C, it's a deal breaker for me.
The wheels are really bad.
I can pull the trigger, delivered to France, for 1430 eur. At which point, i have a nice groupset, wheels i wouldnt want to ride, an outdated frame, and the cheapest components in existence.

I think it's a great turn key deal for anyone who just wants "a bike". The moment you drill into it, it stops making sense. And putting ultegra components on this is putting lipstick on a pig. I could go point by point why, but i'd have to charge for the time it'd take to explain

I think the biggest risk is spending good money after bad on such a platform, and never having a nice riding experience because the frame and wheels just suck.

[rodribanez]

Very interesting indeed!
If that frame doesnt really clear 32C, it's a deal breaker for me.
The wheels are really bad.
I can pull the trigger, delivered to France, for 1430 eur. At which point, i have a nice groupset, wheels i wouldnt want to ride, an outdated frame, and the cheapest components in existence.

I think it's a great turn key deal for anyone who just wants "a bike". The moment you drill into it, it stops making sense. And putting ultegra components on this is putting lipstick on a pig. I could go point by point why, but i'd have to charge for the time it'd take to explain

I think the biggest risk is spending good money after bad on such a platform, and never having a nice riding experience because the frame and wheels just suck.

What frame and wheels would you recommend? Thanks

[alrobiso]

They have released this new model TT-X80 http://tantancycling.com/index.php?_m=mod_product&_a=view&p_id=1188

Which is $899 USD before shipping and other fees.

I inquired if they could offer a paint job but at this time only in matte black.

[rodribanez]

They have released this new model TT-X80 http://tantancycling.com/index.php?_m=mod_product&_a=view&p_id=1188

Which is $899 USD before shipping and other fees.

I inquired if they could offer a paint job but at this time only in matte black.

I just saw it on AliExpress too https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKp3B9N Do you think this frame is better than the TT x42? It seems more aerodynamic.