What makes you so sure? I live in and race(not professionally) in china and i think otherwise. Sure, they often are not as popular as internationally known brands but they definitely have a larger following than internationally.

most of the top chinese professional teams are sponsored by chinese brands and a lot of the brands discussed on this forum actually sponsor a team

I went to hangzhou for a race last month(unfortunately cancelled last minute due to rain) and saw a few people tavelo frames being ridden

Well, you got me ... I just placed an order for a 268 frame myself

Can someone help with the message above?

And did you also rode the groupset during wet conditions?
Hold up?

Klein Concet put the eRX into his shower (https://youtu.be/1Cmb-VGhjQI?si=xXkYhC2Na_N1pHDY) and it held up.

Finally took my bike out of LBS. The whole assembly came out at 9.1kg, but I wasn't chasing weight reduction either. Absolutely all spare parts were purchased on AliExpress. Total cost about 1450$.

Frame with seatpost and Handlebar: Seraph (It was the cheapest option 499$)
Saddle: Ryet plastic with carbon rail
Chaining: Senicx 42t (I also took 40t just in case)
GRX 600 165mm crankset 46/30
11-46t M8000 cassette
GRX RX812 RD
Lingmai ceramic BB
Riro magnesium pedals
RX600 2x11 levers
CN701 chain
Shimano RT54 160mm rotors
Onirii aluminium wheelset 36t ratchet 28h
Continental Terra Trail 40c
Brooks bar tape

According to the mechanic, the only difficulty was laying the internal wiring. The brakes adjusted easily and the first time.
I am 168 cm tall and chose the XS size. Toe overlap is really a problem that I faced and maybe it was worth taking size S, but this is a feature of geometry and toe overlap is a feature of this geometry. This is my first bike as an adult and I'm still very happy with it. Maybe I'll just change the tires to 50c