Spoke101 Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 I think the OLX in the bottom left of the pic is a dead give away. Long Wheel Base 1
Spoke101 Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 Bad advice. There are a number of fakes with the G3 spoke pattern doing the rounds. Be carefulI agree have seen a few fake wheels with G3 spoke patterns, but haven't seen a fake G3 carbon hub in till now when Gummi put up the pic.But with those fakes only the center of the hub is carbon or more likely carbon warped as where the real deal has a complete carbon hub and the bearing pre-load adjuster.
gummibear Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 Hi guys, newby here! I need to buy a set of wheels and don't know if they are real or fake! Could you please help? Foto attached. Thanks a lot!!! Fakes
gummibear Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 Those are fake. Boras are all carbon, those in the pic have an alu brake track. Decals are wrong.spoke count is wrong.hubs are wrong and Bullet has alu braking surface not Bora
LOOK695 Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 Bad advice. There are a number of fakes with the G3 spoke pattern doing the rounds. Be carefulAt the time of posting, I had not seen any fake G3 spoke pattern wheels on the chinese websites. They had "normal" laced fake Boras available for sale as posted by Gummi. Your comment is though true that the G3 spokes is not anymore a sign of a genuine campagnolo wheel. eddy 1
btzcezar Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) Hello all , any idea , the Bora below are fake ? I suppose to buy them from someone that says he doesn't have any authenticity certificate . I suggested him to send the serials to Campagnolo , se they can confirm that the serials are ok or not but I don't know with what will help (it can be the same correct serial on a dozen of fake wheels ) . Any other ideas to identify if they are fake or not (looks like it has the G3 spoke pattern on the back wheel) Thanks a lot Edited July 22, 2015 by btzcezar
The_Break Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Hello all , any idea , the Bora below are fake ? I suppose to buy them from someone that says he doesn't have any authenticity certificate . I suggested him to send the serials to Campagnolo , se they can confirm that the serials are ok or not but I don't know with what will help (it can be the same correct serial on a dozen of fake wheels ) . Any other ideas to identify if they are fake or not (looks like it has the G3 spoke pattern on the back wheel) Thanks a lot Those are real. You can see by G3 rear spoke pattern, the skewers and the wheelbags. I used to own a set. The spokes should also be slightly flat and if never tensions aligned with direction of travel.
The_Break Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Hi guys, newby here! I need to buy a set of wheels and don't know if they are real or fake! Could you please help? Foto attached. Thanks a lot!!!Fake!!!
Martin PJ Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 Mine have one fat spoke on each wheel opposite the valve. Also if you spin the front wheel, it will spin for ages.
velomonatiCT Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 don't assume that spoke patterns ,braking surfaces and wheel bags make wheels sets genuine and not Chinese manufactured (all of the right stuff comes with Chinese "branded" wheelsets the Chinese factories are now producing very high quality wheels with the latest cross section designs correct weights and any hubs and spokes you request worst part is they are really good wheels ..... but fake branding them is a very popular pastime in SA check out the price and ask yourself why someone with 'real' wheels is low balling himself its usually the give away with Chinese fake branded goods (its not just wheels)
btzcezar Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 don't assume that spoke patterns ,braking surfaces and wheel bags make wheels sets genuine and not Chinese manufactured (all of the right stuff comes with Chinese "branded" wheelsets the Chinese factories are now producing very high quality wheels with the latest cross section designs correct weights and any hubs and spokes you request worst part is they are really good wheels ..... but fake branding them is a very popular pastime in SA check out the price and ask yourself why someone with 'real' wheels is low balling himself its usually the give away with Chinese fake branded goods (its not just wheels) So how I suppose to realize if the wheels are fake or not , without any doubts ? I asked for serials but perhaps there are still some way to spot the fake ones . The guy is asking 1100 $ for them
Martin PJ Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 don't assume that spoke patterns ,braking surfaces and wheel bags make wheels sets genuine and not Chinese manufactured (all of the right stuff comes with Chinese "branded" wheelsets balling himself its usually the give away with Chinese fake branded goods (its not just wheels) 100 %, if these chaps set out to make a proper fake, you won't be able to tell the difference. Look at the reputation of the seller, ask yourself "Would they refund me in 6 months time if this turned out to be fake?".
Spoke101 Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Are they Tubbies? Ask for close up pics of the hubs and then post them (end caps are normally a dead give away) To me they tick all the box's for genuine. If they are fake then is the best set I've ever seen.So how I suppose to realize if the wheels are fake or not , without any doubts ? I asked for serials but perhaps there are still some way to spot the fake ones . The guy is asking 1100 $ for them Edited July 24, 2015 by Spoke101
btzcezar Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Thanks , Spoke 101 , I will ask for closer pictures of the hubs . That will be , however , in 2 weeks from this moment , the seller is unavailable until then . I'm a newbie , tubeless means tubular (opposite of clinchers). ? I will ask that , personally I prefer clinchers (don't know if both clinchers or tubular can fit this wheels , perhaps you guys know better) If you look on dhgate.com and search for campagnolo bora ultra two , you will find wheels that are very much alike the ones I posted . Just another newbie question : Shouldn't these wheels have a serial on them (anf if yes where is located ) ? Thanks
CAAD4 Posted July 25, 2015 Posted July 25, 2015 100 %, if these chaps set out to make a proper fake, you won't be able to tell the difference. Look at the reputation of the seller, ask yourself "Would they refund me in 6 months time if this turned out to be fake?".Really, a refund in 6 months for second hand goods bought online? Wow please share some of the good stuff that you are smoking over there... This is part of the gamble and rush of buying used products at highly reduced rates, yet sometimes unseen. Yes a lot of us are not aware that we are gambling, although we will profess that we would never. Ask questions from those that know, trust your gut, hand over the cash and knyp your po$phol...
Martin PJ Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 Really, a refund in 6 months for second hand goods bought online? Wow please share some of the good stuff that you are smoking over there... This is part of the gamble and rush of buying used products at highly reduced rates, yet sometimes unseen. Yes a lot of us are not aware that we are gambling, although we will profess that we would never. Ask questions from those that know, trust your gut, hand over the cash and knyp your po$phol... If I sold someone a fake on the hub, I would refund them.
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