After a month and a half since my original order on AliExpress was placed, then automatically cancelled because of tariffs, then reordered via the company's website a week after that, my frame finally arrived to me on the east coast of the US.

My order journey started when I had mistakenly ordered a size 54 frame on AliExpress but realized half a day later that it was too small, and requested to size up to a size 56 instead. To David's credit, he was pretty quick to confirm the size change. However, I was worried that this was a casual confirmation and would just send me a size 54 anyway. Once the order was auto-cancelled on AliExpress, then re-ordered through their website, I wanted to reconfirm the sizing was a 56 before shipping -- but it turned out the frame had already been shipped.

After a month of reading about various issues about SP's supposed poor paint quality, damaged frames, other various issues that have popped up on this thread, I had maximum anxiety that my possibly undersized frame wouldn't survive the trip from overseas. This trip included a 10-day long ocean journey, clearing customs without incurring additional costs (David assured me it would be delivered DDP), and finally a 5 day trip across the US via FedEx ground.

To add to my worries, when the box arrived, there was a small dent in the side of the box... I was filled with dread already. I have to say that although the communication between customer support was sparse, my worries about any potential packing issues, frame sizing, and paint quality were finally put to rest once I unboxed the frame. Even though the packaging probably could have used a couple foam blocks to prevent the frame from bouncing side to side in the box, the mummy foam wrapping around the frame was certainly enough to protect it in the long trip here.

I measured the frame, and it matches exactly what sp-cycle lists on their chart for a 56 frame.

The paint is absolutely stunning to me. I got it in the blue chameleon color scheme and I couldn't see anything wrong with the paint quality. I love the blue-purple shift and I can't wait to see it assembled, in the sun. The only issue is the typical paint overspray onto the BB shell and the caliper mounting points, which I expected. I took the frame to a shop literally hours after receiving it to get the BB shell faced and will file down the brake mounts myself. On the way to the shop, I got a few compliments by other bikers and the shop workers on the paint job.

Looking forward to building this frame up, couldn't be happier with the condition it arrived in.

your look much better than mine, where can i get the same one

Excuse me I don’t understand, where  can you get the same what?
Frame? Crank?

I built up a G068 for around 2500 USD with elite wheels and sram rival axs 2x (dunno the weight but it's an XL frame and I didn't try to go for lightweight parts) . pricing is very uncertain right now with the tariffs (at least for the US). The biggest variation in build cost would be group set and wheels imo,

Only a handful of YouTubers, including myself, have reviewed Tavelo bikes. Anecdotally my frame (Arow) in particular was problem free. Same with the customers and athletes I've spoken to privately.

No one knows Tavelo's exact costs per frame. But if frames only cost $200-$400 to manufacture and a brand sends out 5 frames to content creators, how much then are their marketing expenses in this particular scenario? Maybe $2000 including shipping? That's the cost of a single frameset. Spending just 2 minutes on Tavelo's Instagram page highlights the fact that the overwhelming majority of their marketing is supporting professional race teams, not influencers. Just like your favorite western brand. Because it's proven to work.

I'm not sure when this moral high ground against companies using YouTubers and race teams to promote products started in this forum. Chinertown lives in a total vacuum separate from the average consumer who wants nothing to do with anything we discuss in here. The frustration against content creators I can understand. What is supposed to be an unbiased video turns into a marketing commercial. But you'd have a more difficult time convincing a consumer to invest in a Tavelo Arow that's been marked up 200% versus a Tarmac SL8 that's been marked up probably 500%

Regardless of someone like myself advocating $600 TanTan frames, $2000 Tavelos, and $4000 western brands, someone will take issue. Every consumable we purchase has marketing costs baked into it.

I bought this for friends recently. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007557399904.html
It's cheap, it works.
you can probably ask VB to ship bars with exit points left and right of the stem area, instead of in the middle of the stem area, that way you route through the bar, under the stem, and into the frame. If not, worst case, you just route the hose externally, then under the stem, and into the frame.