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Lots of Chinese carbon - dengfu etc etc - but is there an equivalent for alloy frames?
Keen to find something Kinesis like, but cheaper (yes, buyer beware).
Posted : 14/10/2018 9:35 pm
Not really. Alu is more from brands as the cost of making one at a time is very high relative to carbon, and its more skilled in the production phase.
You're better off with the german discounters selling Cubes etc. or brand x/chiggle. When heavily reduced you're getting a probably Taiwan made alu frame at not much more than cost, and its got some back up behind it too. Chiggle is happy to sell at 10% over cost so you'd not save anything going direct, and when you factor in shipping etc. it might be the cheaper option.
Posted : 15/10/2018 10:15 am
On one not currently doing an Alu hardtail? It's a Scandal!
Posted : 15/10/2018 11:07 am