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Cheap carbon frames on ebay...

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If so are they any good? Any concerns?


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 10:02 am
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No one's been tempted by the lure of cheap chinese carbon?


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 4:16 pm
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Reasonable looking feedback....

Maybe worth a punt 😆


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 4:34 pm
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Njee20 to the forum!
Dunno my m8 bought a Ti chinese mtb frame and according to this place he should have died.. it's working fine and he believe it to be as good as his Merlin Ti.

Some mentions made:
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/carbon-ht-choices-1

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/buying-carbon-frames-from-china

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/cheap-carbon-frames


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 4:39 pm
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I've got carbonzone front 50mm carbon racing wheel, cheap and a good bit of kit, in fact just ordered another for Mrs Kilo, so no reason to doubt they can't make a mtb frame as well as road and TT - it's not as if all the other carbon frames are being lovingly created in the UK. This sort of stuff has been covered a lot on bikeradar so may be more info there.
Carbonzone are quick to deal with queiries and ship goods too.


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 4:42 pm
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Is that a 71 degree headangle? crikey!

Comes to almost £300 with postage, so I'd pony up the extra £120ish for an On One Whippet or 456 if it were me.


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 4:45 pm
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It just looks like an On One, but loads nicer.


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 4:51 pm
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Crikey that is cheap!!!! Will check the other threads too


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 5:21 pm
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My mate did. He tried telling everyone it was a prototype and he had it custom made to his specifications because he was going to start a bike company 😆 😆 😆


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 5:30 pm
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Dodgy, they claim to make "carbon fibre tires"


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 5:33 pm
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Was it any good?


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 5:33 pm
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He hasn't build it up yet, it looks alright though I must say.


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 5:51 pm
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Thread here
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=536473


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 5:53 pm
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Sounds alright too


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 5:54 pm
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if you do enough searching you will find all the companies that make UK niche brand frames. For example i have the contacts for the guys who make the Pipedream Ti Frames, they work out about £450 delivered.

Who do you think make on ones carbon frames, the yanks?


 
Posted : 24/05/2011 9:03 pm