Who makes the frames?

shane r

I'm sure someone will be able to answer quite quickly but I'm not up on these things.

Loads of marques sell carbon frames that look suspiciously similar. Now, it seems fairly obvious which 'big marques' are at least designing their own but, are there companies designing/producing carbon framesets that are simply being rebranded (pretty sure I know the answer here). But, who makes them and which Marques are rebranded frames?

Thanks
Shane

shinyhelmut

Well it doesn't really answer your question but you may find this article by Inrng interesting;

http://inrng.com/who-makes-what/

I' sure someone far more knowledgeable than me will be along to answer your original question shortly.

shane r

ShinyHelmut wrote:

Well it doesn't really answer your question but you may find this article by Inrng interesting;

http://inrng.com/who-makes-what/

I' sure someone far more knowledgeable than me will be along to answer your original question shortly.

Thanks for that, it does show some interesting 'over-branding'.

I'm sure Merida may make frames for more marques than listed.

i get the feeling that there are some factories in Thailand cranking out an enormous amount of bike gear.

racingcondor

The problem is that it's impossible to know.

Brands like Planet X are buying generic Asian frames from a factory that they trust, checking them, painting them and passing them on but that's why they are cheaper than most (and in itself isn't bad as proven by the sucess of the company).

The problem is that an expensive boutique brand may be using the same mould (may even be using the same mould in the same factory) but better quality / selection of weave of carbon and more research on what makes the best layup. Or it may be a rip off.

Only thing you can do is buy from a brand you trust.

shane r

racingcondor wrote:

The problem is that it's impossible to know.

Brands like Planet X are buying generic Asian frames from a factory that they trust, checking them, painting them and passing them on but that's why they are cheaper than most (and in itself isn't bad as proven by the sucess of the company).

The problem is that an expensive boutique brand may be using the same mould (may even be using the same mould in the same factory) but better quality / selection of weave of carbon and more research on what makes the best layup. Or it may be a rip off.

Only thing you can do is buy from a brand you trust.

That rings with what I've heard, thanks.

Good advice too.