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Yes, you can adjust tilt.

It is a single screw fastener/adjustment design. (See screw in far right side of scale shot) Which is not my favorite. But so far I have no complaints. Added a little carbon paste and have only had the seat post tilt once on an initial test ride, increased the torque a little and no issues since.

Also added some new bottles/cages over the holidays. They fit quite nicely on my XS frame.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: New TanTan Aero Frame TT-X65
« on: November 05, 2025, 12:54:30 PM »
I have the bikedoc bars on this bike and my older build. I think they are HB24 model, or just there generic road bar. 320 tops and 380 drops. Nice and stiff and wide enough tops for some decent support in my arms. I’m a shorter rider though.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: New TanTan Aero Frame TT-X65
« on: November 04, 2025, 10:59:12 AM »
Apologies for not posting an update. Have not been riding as much lately with life and work and all. But I do have about 750 miles (1,200km) on this frame and build now.

Long story short, I am very happy with the frame a would buy again.

It is very stiff, yet more comfortable than my previous bike (likely due to 30/32mm tires). Others who tried it have said power very translates directly to foreword motion and I would agree. Big fan of newer sram rival shifters. The brake feel and ergonomics are great IMO. Bike feels planted but agile on descend and sprints, individual bar setup will heavily affect though. (I just trimmed my donut holder last weekend, don’t have newer pictures) The Zen wheels have been fantastic as well.

No major issues or complaints. I have a little bit of recurring brake rub on the front rotor. But part of that may just be setup error on my part. The seat post design isn’t the easiest to adjust fit on, but not impossible. I do wish there was a zero offset post, but confirmed with Jessie last week that there is not one available. Not a deal breaker though, would just like to get hips a little further forward.

A lot of personal experience vs tangible numbers. But certainly has not held me back at all for any KOM’s or town line sprints. I’m a happy customer and would order again if I crashed and broke the frame. Hard to argue with the value vs. performance in my opinion. Looking foreword to racing it next year.

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Got an update last week from Zen, my 50/60 set came in at 1121g.

Looks like they arrived at US customs on the 5th. Hoping they show up some time this week...

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Thanks so much for the photos! Looking very nice! Would you mind sharing how much you paid for the frame all in(ie: was it $359, or charged extra for paint)?

Yes frame, seat post and fork was $359. They really wanted to sell me a one piece bar and asked multiple times if I wanted a custom paint job.  Quote was $459 for bar and spacers included, shipping to US was $130 and then custom paint job was only $100 I think. But I just chose matte black standard finish.

Oh and thruaxle was another $20, headset bearings would have been $10 (sourced my own)

As far as quality, if this frame weighed 700g I might have concerns. But at 1100g frame and 490g (uncut) fork I’m not too concerned. Time will tell. 

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How much for that built if you dont mind me asking?

Yeah no problem. Total was around $750 USD, shipping included.

And did most of my communication with them over the IG page. Went back and forth over specs and finishes for a couple weeks before getting an email invoice and paying with PayPal.
Hoping to receive the wheels in 2 weeks or so.

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I also recently ordered a set from Zen. Went with a 50/60 combo, have attached full specs. Looking forward to getting them shipped to me here in the Midwest US soon and putting some GP 5000’s and many miles on them.

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Long time lurker here. Figured I’d update this thread with my experience.

Ordered an extra small version, plain matte black finish, of this frame April 8th. Shipped out to me and I received early June, according to expected lead times. Packaging was just fine and frame looks good. Clean carbon inside and out. Little bit of overspray on the bb but nothing that can’t be easily cleaned up. Plenty of tire clearance to help try and squeeze in a little comfort in this deep tubed aero frame.

Going to be building up with combo of new rival shifters, 1X Leese carbon crank, and Zen carbon 50/60 wheels. Should come in right around 7 kgs. Hope to finish the build within the next month as I wait for more parts to arrive. Will update then.

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