I'm curious what kind of final build weights people are averaging on their Chinese frames? I understand there are a number of factors such as rim brakes vs disc brakes, mechanical vs electronic, aero vs climbing frames, etc. Also I know you can throw more money at making a lightweight bike, but I do find lightweight bikes built within a reasonable budget to be more satisfying. I doubt many of us would be on here if we could all buy an Aethos S-Works with Di2!

I've gotten my latest build down to 16.22lbs. (7.35kg) with 105 mechanical drivetrain +  disc brakes and I'm pretty satisfied with that weight as my general purpose road bike (flats, climbing, group rides). My alloy gravel bike with 2x GRX + hydraulic brakes is about 21lbs. (9.5kg), but I don't have a problem riding that bike even if weighs more.

Anyways, I'm interested to hear how light or heavy your bike build is!

After a 2 month wait, I received my AliExpress TFSA carbon disc frameset in glossy black. With time permitting, hopefully I'll have it built-up by this weekend. I'll be running a Shimano 105 R7000 11 speed groupset, ice tech rotor, ultra lightweight 11 speed cassette, carbon saddle, RXL carbon flare drop bars, Elite carbon disc wheels, Xpedo magnesium pedals and Juin Tech disc brakes. This will be primarily used as my day-to-day road bike. I know there are lighter weight Chinese carbon frames out there, but this was the only frame I found within a reasonable budget and with the specs I wanted.

This particular seller I bought from had very good English communication which actually made me go with them versus other bike frame merchants. They updated me throughout the build-to-order process, added some custom touches (I asked for glossy finish as opposed to matte) and gave me detailed photos and video of my package before it shipped. Examining the frame, it looks decent for the sub $400 USD price I paid. Under the gloss you can see the carbon fiber lay-up which gives it a rough, but somewhat unique appearance.

I'll report back, once I have time to get the bike built out. I've included a few photos of the frame.