Looking around at various options for a new frame and one that I've looked at from a European manufacturer is actually made in China.
I don't know why, but this somehow makes it less desirable.
I've got no reason to suspect that a Chinese welder on £10 a month is any less capable than a European welder on £10 an hour and the tubes themselves probably come from China anyway, so why have I got this irrational preference for a European built frame ?
The retail price, with custom geometry and a couple of other unusual specifications is well over twice the price of the standard Chinese titanium frames on ebay.
£1500 is a lot for a frame. I suppose, for that, I'm getting custom design and build and reassurance that they have picked a reputable Chinese manufacturer.
For £600 I could get an off the peg Taiwanese titanium frame.
I would imagine that for somewhere between those two prices I could find a Chinese factory that would custom build a frame for me.
So, convince me that I should, or shouldn't buy a European Chinese frame.
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