Just wondering, are these ‘far East’ frames the same as ‘far East’ car tyres
Errr, no.
The vast majority of carbon frames are made in the Far East.
I found the other day that for Biancchi etc to put ‘Made in Italy’ on their frames they have to add at least 50% to the value of the frame on Italian soil. So they buy their frames ‘raw’ from China and have them sprayed in Italy. They argue that spraying the name of the brand on the frame increases it’s value by more than 50% so they can then put the sticker on it.
On-One/P-X have never made any pretence of doing anything other than designing stuff in the UK and having it manufactured in the Far East. They do this well and order sufficient volume to keep prices down and allow them to afford to be able to have specific jigs and moulds made where necessary.
To suggest they are rebadging ‘off the shelf’ frames is, I think, really poor – they may not always make frames that everyone likes but they are doign it honestly.