Imploder Posted September 4, 2012 Share Hi all, I'd like to see if there is a market here for these so-called "Blank" carbon frames from China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmeyerSS Posted September 4, 2012 Share Yes. Black spade, Volcan, rapide, tank, musso......................... Edited September 4, 2012 by jcmeyerSS DR ◣◢ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Posted September 4, 2012 Share Yes. Black spade, Volcan, rapide, tank, musso......................... Momsen ........... ect . we have loads of them already . from good to great to realy crap . Even Cannondale's come from china . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelsuck Posted September 4, 2012 Share Had a Volcan XC-29, drove it into a garage, cracked the frame so had a good chance to look at the frame....really nt a bad quality bike. Most bikes are in any case Chinese or Taiwanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banesto Posted September 4, 2012 Share i have three buddies that bought them each one. collectively they paid less than i paid for my 2nd hand Bianchi frame. their bikes looks damn good. they had no issues thus far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted September 4, 2012 Share My issue is not so much the quality in itself, but the consistent application of quality control. And then obviously what happens if you get the one bad one that was build by someone just starting out on the factory floor. This is where branded frames, even if they do originate from China in any case have their value since you can string the 'brand' up by their necks if you have a failure under warrantee. And no brand is going to supply carbon frames with no warrantee since their brand will be a stillborn. zailon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JA-Q001 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Been there, done that, got the discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyg Posted September 4, 2012 Share just find the right guy, if you get lucky you can get an OM big brand bike, (quality, weight wise), without the spray job at a fraction of the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronster Posted September 4, 2012 Share I have had one now for almost 2 years. I have tried to break it, I ride it everyday as a training bike. I cant break it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco-fiets Posted September 4, 2012 Share I have a CKT 369 road bike for almost 3 years now. I like it much more than the specialized tarmac pro i had before it. I will probably try something different soon BMXER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOOK695 Posted September 4, 2012 Share just find the right guy, if you get lucky you can get an OM big brand bike, (quality, weight wise), without the spray job at a fraction of the price.So, who is the "right" guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JA-Q001 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Try hong fu, deng fu or gotobike. There are also a few others, but do research on roadbikereview, they have a lot on the topic. Edited September 4, 2012 by JA-Q001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometime Posted September 4, 2012 Share Momsen ........... ect . we have loads of them already . from good to great to realy crap . Even Cannondale's come from china . Agreed but the big difference is you get local support for each of those brands. Import a blank frame yourself directly from whoever at a discount and then good luck trying to satisfactorily resolve any quality/warranty/longevity issues with the manufacturer in China. If you have no problems with the bike then great - if not then I'm afraid your discount to a locally supported brand disappears immediately and you're now paying to ship your frame back to China to TRY claim the warranty ( get it repaired/replaced/upgraded). That will take weeks nevermind the logistical & language issues. Me I'll pay the premium thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JA-Q001 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Didn't we have all these discussions about 3 weeks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted September 4, 2012 Share bought a road frame from dengfu and most recently a 29er frame off ebay at a ridiculously good price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKvoodoo Posted September 4, 2012 Share Yes. Black spade, Volcan, rapide, tank, musso.........................Rossetti , KHS , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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