We all know by now that this frame has nothing to do with the original, and that's how it should stay. As you can see, there are no stickers visible. All in all it doesn't cost 15k, but under 2k and for that price i'm more than happy to have at least a frame that from the shape impressed me since day one. Who cares about the decals and minor differences to the original...

Me again, here I share you some impressions from my finished bike...

Very happy with the result despite the fact that I'm not quite happy about the finish of the paint job (insufficient clear coat on some spots). I may repaint it in some years.

Cheers and nice weekend!!!

Is there anybody who might be interested in a new pair of Ltwoo brake calipers from the new eRX kit? Since they don't fit to the X68 frame from TanTan, they are no longer needed. Sorry if this isn't the right thread to post this in... in case of interest just write me a DM wish you all a pleasant weekend!!!

Quote from: ufo_dd on June 14, 2025, 04:42:55 AM
Has anyone from Europe, especially Germany, already received an X68 frame and can tell me how many days it took from order to delivery?

I'm asking because I'm going on vacation soon and want to avoid the frame arriving while I'm away if I order now. But ordering after the vacation would be too late for me – I still want to get some use out of it this season.

This happened to me! Lucky you, in case you are not at home, you can change the delivery via the DPD app to send it to your neighbor in the worst case.
All in all, I have to admit the whole delivery time + production time was quite fast... It's more the impatience that made me nervous because I already had all the other parts at home, just waiting to be put in place...

Quote from: Sander2177 on June 10, 2025, 05:30:39 AM
This happened to me as well — the holes in the seatpost were just slightly too high, so I had to file them down a little to get the Di2 battery clip to engage properly. I had the same issue with the Darimo seatpost I bought for my SL8.

Once that was sorted and the battery clipped in securely, I also wrapped some electrical tape around the top of the clip it to hold the battery  it firmly in place.

Used also the tap without exaggerating but I couldn't push it down as the battery was too big for the clip, I can live with the result. Again if maintenance is needed I will find a solution. Need to admit that it's my first time build such a bike. So far this is the current result.

Quote from: jonathanf2 on June 09, 2025, 06:30:15 PM
I'm guessing you'll have to switch brake calipers to Shimano style flat mount. Also have you figured out the battery in the X68? There's some details about using an ER9/X battery in the SPcycle R088 thread (which has the same seat post/back end). If the seat post is too long, you'll have to carefully cut it to size and then put the ER9/X battery inside the seat tube with ribbon string or something similar in order to pull it out for maintenance.

The battery assembly part turned out a mess... in a few words basically the battery is being on the bottom part of the tube and fortunately connected with the cables. I will think about how to take it out when the maintenance is needed...

Quote from: gbrnole on June 09, 2025, 09:22:06 PM
there is no adapter for the L-Twoo front caliper that will fit the X68 or an SL8 unless someone custom makes one. The front caliper mounting bracket on both the SL8 and the Aethos is proprietary and permits only standard flat mount calipers and minimum 160mm rotor. the L-Twoo calipers are non standard so they could avoid patent infringement. Your best bet would be to buy a mineral oil based front caliper - an ultegra caliper would match best if you have the v3 eRX group.

Ordered now a pair of ZRACE XG lets see...
TanTan and Ltwoo confirmed all the Shared comments of you all..

Quote from: glepore on June 09, 2025, 06:41:30 AM
There isn't. Ltwoo uses their own adapters and the spacing is non standard. Folks use Shimano, z race etc to make it work. If you're in the usa I have a pair of very low mile Wheeltop calipers I'd let go cheap (I put Campy Ekar on my x68 with Wheeltop).

Highly appreciated but I currently already have the Ltwoo groupset mounted and just the adapter is missing. I already wrote ltwoo directly and panda podium. Let's see if they can solve it with an accurate adapter and I will give you a feedback on this.

Quote from: Avalius on April 23, 2025, 11:42:04 PM
Anyone installed ltwoo on this frame? The front caliper doesn't fit and the ltwoo adapters don't work. I'm clueless

Did you solved the problem? I'm just started to look for the correct adapter (in case there is one)

Quote from: planet_sammy on May 19, 2025, 06:20:59 AM
Is that the pearl white matte color?

That looks even better than glossy !!!

It's the color code below:

YS-775-1 MATT

Unfortunately TanTan has no experience in painting the Satin Fog Tint with red ghost pearl so I looked into their colour catalog and that was the most similar in my opinion. Moreover I even prefer that colour than the original one. This was the reference that convinced me (find attached)

Update-Post:

Payed: 25th of April vía Alibaba
QC-pictures: 19th of May
Delivery: 19th of may DPD to Germany

16 working days!!!

Let's see how fast DPD will be!

Quite happy with the paint job, can't wait to put my fingers on it!!!
I do not regret the decision of changing from Taiwan Peter to TanTan.
Moreover I'm considering to avoid putting decals on it if I need to be honest.

Yeah, let's see. I'm already considering TanTanCycling as Plan B....

Hey everyone,

I'm new here – and I think this is actually the first time in my life that I've signed up for a forum. Usually, I'm more of a silent reader who enjoys going through comments on all kinds of topics.

But enough about that – let me quickly introduce you to my SL8 AliExpress Frankenstein project:

Frame: SL8 Size 58, pearl white matt – from Peter in Taiwan

Wheels: Elite Wheels ENT

Groupset: Ltwoo eRX 3.0 from Panda Podium

Brake Discs: ZTTO – 160mm front / 140mm rear

Saddle: Ryet 3D Carbon printed

Tires: Schwalbe Lugano 700x32C

Lately, I've been following discussions both here and on Facebook, and I have to say – it seems like @Sander2177 is always the most up-to-date with what's going on.

I've already tried a few tricks to get in touch with Peter (different account, calls, even asked AliExpress support for the seller's email). What's curious is that the person managing the AliExpress account seems to be active almost daily. So far, he's only read one of my messages – no reply yet, though.

Technically, Peter still has 7 days left to process my order before AliExpress automatically refunds me. So now I'm just waiting to see if he manages to get things moving before the deadline.

Just like many others here have mentioned – right before the holidays, I was told my order was ready for shipping and would be processed on the Monday before he "disappeared" (March 31st). It's now been three weeks... I placed the order back on March 20th..