but my friend has built this Chinese carbon frame and fork set up after a car park barrier ,frame incident. Looks rather tasty.

Very nice! Can I ask how much the frame was? But what’s going on with the wiggles in the forks and seat stays?

I normally like road bikes. I have to admit my expectations weren’t high on opening a thread with this title.

It was about £400. Stupidly light as well.

I normally like road bikes. I have to admit my expectations weren’t high on opening a thread with this title.

😆

This is that bike
http://www.carscoops.com/2012/08/it-came-from-ebay-hell-peugeot-406.html

car park barrier ,frame incident

At least these frames look like they’ve been pre-tested against a barrier

It all looks wibbly-wobbly yet I haven’t been drinking? 😕

Is that stem in orbit around those spacers? I’m assuming your mate damaged his back in that parking barrier interface.

Why would you buy such a thing? A lack of common sense perhaps? It may be more sensible to buy something ‘real’ within your budget. Is this thread a troll?

Will he be putting it on top of an M badged 318i?

It baffles me that someone who doesn’t normally like road bikes likes this one. Show us some pictures of mountain bikes you like, just so I can try and work you out 😉

MTB pedals.

That is all.

nice Ponarillo

ah a chinarello, most folk who have them seem to love them, brand biggots hate them 😉

MTB pedals.

That is all.
Why buy two sets of shoes if you’re not a serious roadie?

Regarding the forks being shaped .Bates were doing this with steel years ago in a imilar way

ah a chinarello, most folk who have them seem to love them

Especially when this happens!

Bates were doing this with steel years ago in a imilar way

it was for marketing then as well. Same for Hetchins

I thought it was Bates who did the stays no wonder I couldnt find a picture of one !!

I know absolutely nothing about road bikes,all I can say is I like how it looks.
Is that broken bike the same as my mates one,if so is that a common thing that happens?

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ah a chinarello, most folk who have them seem to love them

Especially when this happens!

Because it doesn’t happen to the big brands?

Specialized Tarmac

I really hate the wiggly bits on the dogma. It makes me feel sick.

Me no likey the wibbly bits.

Also don’t see the point of buying a cheap frame with an expensive brand name on it; posing on a fake….. I’d be feeling 😳 not 8)

Nice but those bars, EWW 😯 ,…. the forks look a bit iffy too.

Drained by Dali?
To be fair he only commutes on it.

I wouldn’t worry about the picture of the broken one, Mike Hall rode round the world on his chinese carbon frame, just happen to have a Planet X sticker on it, that didn’t break….

Really dislike the wiggly bits, surely a bike that only wiggins fanboys buy? Each to there own though.

So what is it? Is it a Pinnarello Dogma or a Chinese copy for £400? I was chatting to one of the GB pro’s recently who reckoned you could buy an un badged Pinnarello direct from the factory in china for a fraction of the price. He also referred to his company dogma as ‘that heap of heavy Italian sh**e’!

So where does one get such a frame for so little money?

Swap the forks for regular and BAM! it’d be nice but..

Isn’t PlanetX frame and forks about that price anyway?!!

*Aren’t….

Relevant:
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/fake-bike-kit-costing-industry-millions-a-year-37212/

You beat me to it, I was just about to post that link!

Buying a cheap Chinese knock-off frame with basically no warranty – yeah genius. 🙄

Im all for buying a no-brand frame from china (I’ve used one for over 6000 miles) but why would anyone want an actual fake bike?!

Looks like it fell out of the ugly tree(the ugly tree that’s full of fakes)

I know absolutely nothing about road bikes,all I can say is I like how it looks.

You see: Your error was expressing an opinion that didn’t conform to the STW hive mind, therefore attracting ridicule.

Remember: Conformity is acceptance around these ‘ere parts.

If it’s a fake and you pass through customs and they spot it then it will be conficated and destroyed. Also no warranty and likely to be sub standard, way too many risks buying knock off stuff

I’ve got no problem with cheap chinese frames, but I wouldn’t want one of these because a) it’s a fake which as pointed out isn’t really on and b) I’d be worried they spent all their time and effort making it look right rather than riding well/being safe!

So its not a real Dogma then,what is it?