For those who have placed an order, do you have any news about a possible delivery date?
It's been 80 days for me, Pedaldanceur before reason saying not to count too much on the 90 days was right!
I ordered a custom painted frame, and got quoted late November/early December shipping (contingent on painting happening sometime this month). The direct quote from 2 weeks ago is:
"We don't have any frames in stock yet, but we should be able to finish them soon. The reason is that we were in the pre-sale stage, and by now the frames we need to store in the warehouse are almost done. For standard paint jobs, we mass-produce and store them in the warehouse. For custom paint jobs, we store the frames in the warehouse first and then paint them when they are needed.
If you place an order now, our fastest batch of frames can be completed in early November, and the painting process will take about a month, with delivery at the end of November. (Of course, this depends on whether you need a custom painting or just a standard painting. We are currently trying our best to prioritize the completion of existing orders.)"
So, adding the usual 1-2 week delay time to this (which has been my experience with all of the several frames I've ordered, both from sellers directly and from Aliexpress), probably early-mid December. Of course, this relies on any of this info being accurate... only time will tell. I did get some pictures of at least one frame with a stock paintjob, so the bike does exist!