stingray79 Posted October 14, 2015 Share I think its a joke that people are selling fake frames for over 10000 on the hub and not even mentioning that they are fake and come with no proper quality backup SuperStokedCycles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray79 Posted October 14, 2015 Share . Edited October 14, 2015 by stingray79 gummibear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usxorf Posted October 14, 2015 Share I'll bite... what's a fake frame? Unbranded china carbon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allrounder Posted October 14, 2015 Share Info please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock Posted October 14, 2015 Share friday's not until, well friday. Edge540, Luqmaan Giant, EmptyB and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted October 14, 2015 Share Fake branded frames or just unbranded frames? Links? If the latter most know what they are and you may want to take time to read the chinese carbon thread. You are not forced to buy such frames but if you want a cheaper chinese carbon frame with a warranty, there are others that offer this. It only becomes a scam when they are trying to pass fakes off as originals. Oh and welcome to the hub Edited October 14, 2015 by shaper CJG and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock Posted October 14, 2015 Share Is it the frame starting with B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted October 14, 2015 Share Not mentioning they fake, yes that's not cool. BUT go check on aliexpress and you'll see that with the current exchange rate 10k is pretty much what they going for.Don't get me wrong, I agree that if it is indeed fake and they don't inform you then we can start the whole cyclescience thread again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray79 Posted October 14, 2015 Share maybe its not fair then to call it a scam but its sad to see guys selling frames that have not got the correct weave at the right places, you will also get crazy carbon creak and you wont be able to get your cash back, the other problem is that the alignment is never correct so when it comes to setting gear.. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted October 14, 2015 Share Maybe he talking about this?https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/159795-fully-carbon-dual-suspension-reduced/ usxorf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted October 14, 2015 Share I think its a joke that people are selling fake frames for over 10000 on the hub and not even mentioning that they are fake and come with no proper quality backupLink to the advert?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted October 14, 2015 Share WTH you talking about? My "fake" unbranded Chinese frame with "wrong weave in the wrong places" has served me extremely well in many races over the last 4 years. Not a day's hassles. Perfect alignment everywhere. No creaking. Don't bash what you have no clue about. gummibear, Mopkop, Bankie99 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted October 14, 2015 Share maybe its not fair then to call it a scam but its sad to see guys selling frames that have not got the correct weave at the right places, you will also get crazy carbon creak and you wont be able to get your cash back, the other problem is that the alignment is never correct so when it comes to setting gear.. good luckYou speak from experience, have owned a frame, have had warranty issues? Others may agree and there will be many that disagree and are very happy with their chinese frame. You can do some more research here if it helps https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/125808-chinese-carbon-thread/ Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray79 Posted October 14, 2015 Share I have riden a fake and it does all the above..cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 14, 2015 Share Maybe he talking about this?https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/159795-fully-carbon-dual-suspension-reduced/in which case - nothing scammish about it. It's a stock chinese frame from an (assumedly) legitimate frame manufacturer based in the east. It's not pretending to be something else, it doesn't have another bike's name on it, it's a blank frame. What you see is what you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted October 14, 2015 Share Oh please, many of us have been riding Chinese frames for over 5 years and are extremely happy, or is that lucky as you say? Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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