Who on BR has bought a 'cheap' Chinese carbon frame?

pickled

Nice. Love you too.

wevergo

pickled wrote:

It's one thing to buy a Chinese frame copy ( I might myself one day) but it's another thing altogether to have it painted up as a Pinarello. Very sad.

An original Pinarello is also made in China and later on painted up as a Pinarello.

rolf_f

wevergo wrote:

I bought this fakeframe not to impress people because I have also the brandname bikes: Trek Madone 5.2, Cube Agree GTS Pro, Wilier Izoard.

Must get tedious though continually having to tell people interested in your bike that it isn't a real one but a fake.

wevergo

Must get tedious though continually having to tell people interested in your bike that it isn't a real one but a fake.[/quote]

Contiunally?
I never tell because I don't 'care what people think of me ore my bike.
I bouht this bike for my own purpose and pleasure and not for others.

rolf_f

wevergo wrote:

Read the title of this topic:

Who on BR has bought a 'cheap' Chinese carbon frame?

Show me your cheap Chinarello........???

Not sure what you are on about - I was merely curious, given you said that you didn't go for a fake Dogma paintjob to impress people, how you avoided accidentally impressing people with it without continually explaining that it only cost a few hundred quid. If you'd bought it in plain black, you wouldn't have had that problem.

designman

wevergo wrote:

pickled wrote:

It's one thing to buy a Chinese frame copy ( I might myself one day) but it's another thing altogether to have it painted up as a Pinarello. Very sad.

An original Pinarello is also made in China and later on painted up as a Pinarello.

Wevergo who did you purchase your frame from on ebay? Or what is the frame model?

Percy Vera

wevergo wrote:

Hello,

Let me say the frame is excellent!
Paintjob is also well done.
The price/quality is amazing!
Price frame was €423,- ore GBP 375,-
More then three thousand kilometers and still perfect ride.
No complaints at all, I am very entusiastic.
I bought this fakeframe not to impress people because I have also the brandname bikes: Trek Madone 5.2, Cube Agree GTS Pro, Wilier Izoard.
This replica Dogma can compete with my highend carbonbikes and it looks great.
In fact it's my favourite bike!

Don't believe negative criticism of people who don't have bought one ore have no experiences with a Chinarello themselves. Mostly they are talking nonsens because they do not have one.
Read only reviews of the users, they know what they are talking about.

regards

Wevergo,
the Netherlands.

Does this frame suffer from 'front end lift'?

wevergo

Not sure what you are on about - I was merely curious, given you said that you didn't go for a fake Dogma paintjob to impress people, how you avoided accidentally impressing people with it without continually explaining that it only cost a few hundred quid. If you'd bought it in plain black, you wouldn't have had that problem.[/quote]

I have no problem at all riding a fake Chinarello/Pinarello, It seems to me that you have a problem with it.


Store:

http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/900790

click on: 'view all products from this supplier'.

cal_stewart

you don't have to tell people its fake if you tell them its real

plus i don't think many of us could tell

proto

Maybe it is real. Maybe Pinarello are just like all the rest and buy cheap Chinese frames and just get them painted and badged up? :shock:

wevergo

proto wrote:

Maybe it is real. Maybe Pinarello are just like all the rest and buy cheap Chinese frames and just get them painted and badged up? :shock

:

.....All Pinarellos are made in Taiwan in Taichung.....Why is this important? It’s important for pricing. Any frame made in the US and Europe can have a premium price attached to it. Frames that aren’t can’t breach a certain logical price limit. Obviously this isn’t true for every manufacturer, especially for some who don’t want you to find out that your bike was made in Asia, like the Prince by Pinarello......."

http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.c ... aiwan.html
http://range.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/o ... ike-frame/

Carbotec Industrial Co., LTD

Their Taiwan office in Taichung:

No. 41, Kung 2nd Rd, Youth Industrial Park, Tachia Township,

43769 Taichung County, Taiwan ROC

Tel: 886-4-26815316 Fax: 886-4-26815326

JRooke

Wiggles FP3 frames say made in Taiwan on them

benjboy

Just did my first 10tt of the season on my carbonzone timetrial bike and 60mm wheels.Very very happy with them both, so cheap carbon frames and wheels I am happy with.Stiff strong and fast just like me .

pjm300

has anyone tried this style?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Full-Carbon-Road- ... 3a65513732

pjm300

or this one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Full-Carbon-3K-Ro ... 3a64c5f815

(cant tell if its the same or not!)

Fogliettaz

pjm300 I bought this model 2 1/2 years ago and its still going strong, there is a picture of it on page 2 of this thread.

gb155

Ok so I have decaled my Chi-done, is there anything I can do to coat them to proect them ?

There is quite a few you see

amaferanga

Why the hell did you take a perfectly nice frame and put Trek decals on it? :?

gb155

amaferanga wrote:

Why the hell did you take a perfectly nice frame and put Trek decals on it? :?

Haters Gonna Hate

amaferanga

gb155 wrote:

amaferanga wrote:

Why the hell did you take a perfectly nice frame and put Trek decals on it? :?

Haters Gonna Hate

Eh?

Cheaters gonna cheat.

gb155

amaferanga wrote:

gb155 wrote:

amaferanga wrote:

Why the hell did you take a perfectly nice frame and put Trek decals on it? :?

Haters Gonna Hate

Eh?

Cheaters gonna cheat.

Go on then, i'll play

Whos a cheater ? Trek or Livestrong ?

ThatBikeGuy

That actually looks pretty nice Gaz! Now you should get some cheap carbon wheels to top it off 8)

gb155

ThatBikeGuy wrote:

That actually looks pretty nice Gaz! Now you should get some cheap carbon wheels to top it off 8)

Yeah, tempted TBH

ThatBikeGuy

What would happen if you got a cheap frame decaled in pinarello dogma replica design and then got it insured telling the company it was a real dogma? Not that i would do such a thing just curious because if it got pinched couldn't you then claim for an actual dogma replacement? :shock:

Or does it not work like that :?

Percy Vera

ThatBikeGuy wrote:

What would happen if you got a cheap frame decaled in pinarello dogma replica design and then got it insured telling the company it was a real dogma? Not that i would do such a thing just curious because if it got pinched couldn't you then claim for an actual dogma replacement? :shock:

Or does it not work like that :?

I tried that once with a car... bought a Fiat 127, stuck a Lamborghini badge on it.. and tried to be deceptive, and downright dishonest by lying through my teeth... didn't work!

Perhaps you'll need a receipt???

ThatBikeGuy

Ha i figured that much. :roll:

mcrdave

That looks great gb, well done. Where did you get the stickers done?

mcrdave

Re sticker protection, depending on how decent the vinyl is, shouldn't need protecting, mine have been ok through numerous washes so far.

eskimo Joe

Has anyone bought the aeor bars from Carbozone? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Carbon-TT-Road-Bike-handlebar-31-8-420mm-/170618521574?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b9a807e6

Chip \'oyler

gb155 wrote:

Ok so I have decaled my Chi-done, is there anything I can do to coat them to proect them ?

There is quite a few you see

That's a bit like buying a Kia and replacing the badges with Ford ones :shock: