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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: New frame 2025 : TFSA JH-35
« on: July 10, 2025, 01:59:41 PM »
The TFSA JH-35 frame looks definitely interesting, I am looking exectlay for a frame in this segment. Since AliExpress offerings are almost always from sales agents I am wondering if anybody knows the frame manufacturer / mold owner? I'd rather buy from them directly, possibly also at a lower price.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTK266-D-SL
« on: July 09, 2025, 01:09:06 PM »
Quote from: Sakizashi on July 09, 2025, 10:35:03 AM
I took a look at Haideli last night and interestingly their factory page lists the 266 (not SL) with a bb86 and lower spec carbon. They also seem to share an address with LT and share the same photo of the factory.

My thought is that they could be part of the same cooperative factory, they are both just agents for the actual factory, or there is some Flybike > Carbonda > QuickPro like thing going on where they have setup different front ends to provide the “right” level of support to purchasers depending on their size.

It gets confusing very quickly with all these open/shared molds, a dense network of suppliers, agents, etc. Has anyone ever visited a factory? I guess this is the only way to find out where the frames are really made...?

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Re: Chinese Carbon Vendor List
« on: July 09, 2025, 03:31:08 AM »
This is very useful, thank you very much for the comprehensive Chinese Carbon Vendor List!

Does someone know if the mentioned suppliers all have in-house manufacturing or are some just re-sellers/distributors?
I know it can get complicated with shared open molds etc. but I want to make sure to buy directly from the manufacturer to avoid potential warranty discussions with third parties.

Any recommendations and experience regarding the most advanced and trustful vendors when it comes to the latest manufacturing technology trends (e.g. EPS, Latex 3D Mandrel, high modulus fibers) and product quality assurance?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTK266-D-SL
« on: July 09, 2025, 02:10:56 AM »
Thanks a lot guys, this is very useful information regarding LTK266-D-SL, Tideace FM-CR266 and Permeants ST-09 being identical! This also becomes apparent when comparing the frame geometries. Overall, the frame is very close the Tarmac SL7 except for the seat tube (15mm shorter on SL7) and the wheelbase (10mm shorter on SL7). I wonder if this is related to what they refer to as "geometric design is more suitable for Asian body types"?

https://geometrygeeks.bike/compare/longteng-266-20xx-m,tideace-fm-cr266-2025-m,specialized-tarmac-sl7-2022-54/

It also appears to me that most posted frame and full build images must be rather small-sized frames, which is why some designs and builds might look a bit awkward.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTK266-D-SL
« on: July 08, 2025, 03:20:10 PM »
Hi everyone,

I am a newly registered user after I've been following several threads for quite some time. I got interested in Chinese carbon frames and components during a recent business trip to Shenzhen where I spotted some interesting builds. During my research, I also came across LTBIKE and their LTK266-D-SL frameset looks very promising. The headtube is a bit bulky for my taste but the overall design and specs look great.

Has anyone seen/assembled a complete build and if yes, could you please post some pictures? It's nice to see different images of an actual frame but only a full build makes the picture complete ;-)

Thanks in advance and happy to be part of the community and to exchange with you guys!

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