Carbon Imports

[Carbon Junky]

I have decided that I will be starting a deal with one of the companies in China for carbon components. Will anyone be interested in something like this?

[rouxtjie]

I have decided that I will be starting a deal with one of the companies in China for carbon components. Will anyone be interested in something like this?

Which one?

[Carbon Junky]

Hong fu bikes

[Butterbean]

Depends on pricing...

[rouxtjie]

Hong fu bikes

Great stuff, reputable and have a big following on mtbr.

 

What do you mean by "deal"...are you going to distribute their stuff in SA or just one order?

[Carbon Junky]

Let me know what you want and I'll give you a price

[Carbon Junky]

Great stuff, reputable and have a big following on mtbr.

 

What do you mean by "deal"...are you going to distribute their stuff in SA or just one order?

Working my way to distribution deal

[rouxtjie]

Jaco just my 2c

 

If you are going to do this for the money, it might not have a happy ending....why? cause it is very easy and very cheap to do it yourself to be honest. I have just gone through the process and to be honest I can't see it being a good business model. If you going to be doing it help some guys out...fo sure, go for it.

[rouxtjie]

Working my way to distribution deal

Cool stuff, hongfu has some really nice stuff.

[Carbon Junky]

Jaco just my 2c

 

If you are going to do this for the money, it might not have a happy ending....why? cause it is very easy and very cheap to do it yourself to be honest. I have just gone through the process and to be honest I can't see it being a good business model. If you going to be doing it help some guys out...fo sure, go for it.

Im in it for the research and well to flood the market These distributors in SA's prices are strating to become ridiculously high. I have done my research on their markup and its just wrong! But yeah im in it for the money too, but lets not get ahead of ourselves here. Im not a thief, just a student making some extra cash

[Butterbean]

If you can take away that annoying shipping cost, I think you've got a good chance mate... If it costs the same as doing it myself... I'd rather do it myself...

 

But I would like pricing in some 60mm carbon clincher wheels and a spez venge copy (think it's a fm098?)

 

Large please:)

[Butterbean]

If you can take away that annoying shipping cost, I think you've got a good chance mate... If it costs the same as doing it myself... I'd rather do it myself...

 

But I would like pricing in some 60mm carbon clincher wheels and a spez venge copy (think it's a fm098?)

 

Large please:)

[Meezo]

Pricing on FM056?

 

Agreed with most of the above. But if you can beat what we can bring in for ourselves, then you might be onto something!!!

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

I'm looking for the price on a 19" FM056 please, in 3K finish.

[Ryanpmb]

Hope you've read through this thread as part of your research...

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/125808-chinese-carbon-thread/

 

There's already a few guys doing what you're thinking of and many guys just order themselves directly from the factory.

[rouxtjie]

Im in it for the research and well to flood the market These distributors in SA's prices are strating to become ridiculously high. I have done my research on their markup and its just wrong! But yeah im in it for the money too, but lets not get ahead of ourselves here. Im not a thief, just a student making some extra cash

Cool I see, all I am saying is that if you going to import a couple of FM-056 or FM-057 frames, slap some stickers on them and then try and sell them here for alot more, people will call it. As an example my frame cost me 5500 at my door....and as others said, the shipping of a 1600 rand really grates my nuts, so if you can bring in loads of them and save on the shipping then it might be worth it if you put small markup on. Otherwise people will just do it themselves.