Replica Cervelo S5

cerv52

I have been watching this on ebay for the last few days and cant believe people actually want to buy fake frames. If you want one, save up and buy new or buy second hand. Hopefully no one on here is bidding for this pile of c**p. Who knows how good the carbon layup is, it could snap in half doing 30mph downhill, then your pretty much going to be dead or in hospital at the very least.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171009447282? ... 1423.l2649

rant over!!!!

danlikesbikes

Hard to say but 42 bids so far :?:

Did have to take a few looks at it myself before reading the replica word. Guess is a cheap frame with graphics added. Seems like the seller offers a lot of bike parts too, not that I am suggesting anything about the other items.

Monty Dog

But if you've already got the knock-off kit and fake Oakleys, why not go the whole hog?

danlikesbikes

Monty Dog wrote:

But if you've already got the knock-off kit and fake Oakleys, why not go the whole hog?

I thought they were called oacklies the fake ones

Guess as long as you know what your buying

turnerjohn

gotta admit that would have me fooled and I have two original Cervelo's !

fakes tho they cost a fraction and look near as the same...if you rode it (without riding an original) would you know the difference ? Its the fact you dont know how its been constructed....I trust Cervelo and they lifetime warent their frames

danlikesbikes

turnerjohn wrote:

gotta admit that would have me fooled and I have two original Cervelo's !

fakes tho they cost a fraction and look near as the same...if you rode it (without riding an original) would you know the difference ? Its the fact you dont know how its been constructed....I trust Cervelo and they lifetime warent their frames

Looked at the pics & the decals look very good indeed. No expert on Cervelo's so can't say really & due to how its made I don't know if it would feel & act in the same way as an original frame. Think the BB looks a bit odd compared to the original & not quite as well made, seems to have a bit of a shoulder line more pronounced but that could just be the photo.

elderone

Least its in uk and hes saying its a copy.pays your money takes your chance,me thinks.
does look good though.

alihisgreat

If i were buying a Chinese frame... I wouldn't waste my money on a 'replica'.. I'd get a custom paintjob.

I remember one guy posting a while back about his replica S5... he was 16 or something and so couldn't afford the real deal.. now he just looks like a spoilt 16 year old with a Cervelo S5

diy

Just because its advertised as replica does not mean the seller dodges any allegation of selling counterfeit goods. If you are bothered report it to ebay as fake goods.

Another 30 quid and it will be at the price they come new out of china.

fevmeister

Devalues the brand cos scratters can't afford the brand but still want a piece. For me having spent thousands on cervelos it really does grind my gears!!!!

diy

and also puts lots of people off buying genuine ones, used. As I would not have a clue how to tell a fake from an original unless I had the original receipts and matched the part numbers.

VTech

Only a moron would use it, I cant believe anyone here would even consider it. I would NEVER buy fake. If I cant afford real I do without.

zoltansocrates

it went for 510 quid, fake for that cost means only one winner

TakeTurns

Pretty sure an S5 replica is available for a lot less

Person who bought it must've been a triathlete. :roll:

ooermissus

Bought by someone who is going to build it up and sell it on as genuine?

cerv52

Fevmeister wrote:

Devalues the brand cos scratters can't afford the brand but still want a piece. For me having spent thousands on cervelos it really does grind my gears!!!!

Totally agree, mine cost the price of a small car and I love it! I know its genuine and has the reliability built into it from Cervelo and also the lifetime frame warranty which the purchaser of the ebay one can only dream of. Lets hope he/she enjoys riding their new bike and showing it off all the time the little devil in the back of their heads saying "its fake, its fake" LOL

I reported another one a couple of weeks ago to Cervelo directly and the next day it got removed, this time I did the same but the staff member who responded didn't seem bothered. They are aware of the copies out there but like anything its too hard to track down and seeing that China will eventually rule the world they probably think its too much hassle. I also reported it to Ebay as within their rules of sale say no fakes or replicas and they also did nothing about it. Oh well I tried.

cerv52

ooermissus wrote:

Bought by someone who is going to build it up and sell it on as genuine?

This is exactly the problem it could be built and then sold on to some unsuspecting person as genuine, there are many dim witted people out there that don't have a clue. Until, that is they have a problem with it like maybe cracks at stress points etc, they contact Cervelo who ask for the frames bar code, DOH!!! It doesn't have one... :roll:

VTech

More importantly, someone is ridingit at 25mph down a hill, it cracks in two, they fall off and .............

There are so many bad consequences of buying fake and they rarely are up to scratch simply because if you could make a good item, why replicate another brand, you would be building your own brand.
If your not good enough to build your own brand your probably cutting corners and if your doing that your probably going to make an inferior and dangerous product.

cerv52

VTech wrote:

More importantly, someone is Rodin it at 25mph down a hill, it cracks in two, they fall off and .............

There are soapy bad consequences of buying fake and they rarely are up to scratch simply because if you could make a good item, why replicate another brand, you would be building your own brand.
If your not good enough to build your own brand your probably cutting corners and if your doing that your probably going to make an inferior and dangerous product.

Here Here!!!

saprkzz

Fevmeister wrote:

Devalues the brand cos scratters can't afford the brand but still want a piece. For me having spent thousands on cervelos it really does grind my gears!!!!

Same reason why I hate M badged BMW's when they are clearly not M3's / M5's etc.. I bought an E46 M3 for £40k when i was 24 years old, people must have thought it was fake or i nicked it.lol

VTech

saprkzz wrote:

Fevmeister wrote:

Devalues the brand cos scratters can't afford the brand but still want a piece. For me having spent thousands on cervelos it really does grind my gears!!!!

Same reason why I hate M badged BMW's when they are clearly not M3's / M5's etc.. I bought an E46 M3 for £40k when i was 24 years old, people must have thought it was fake or i nicked it.lol

Whats important is that you knew it was real.
When I bought my first real sports car a guy pulled up next to me and asked me why I couldnt afford a real one. I was actually quite gutted but more often than not I got comments like "where did you hire that from"
What can you do eh

turnerjohn

saprkzz wrote:

Fevmeister wrote:

Devalues the brand cos scratters can't afford the brand but still want a piece. For me having spent thousands on cervelos it really does grind my gears!!!!

Same reason why I hate M badged BMW's when they are clearly not M3's / M5's etc.. I bought an E46 M3 for £40k when i was 24 years old, people must have thought it was fake or i nicked it.lol

£40K for an old M3 ? :shock: are you mad ? am with you ppls "M" badging their BMa's tho...pretty obvious their not the "M"s !

saprkzz

turnerjohn wrote:

saprkzz wrote:

Fevmeister wrote:

Devalues the brand cos scratters can't afford the brand but still want a piece. For me having spent thousands on cervelos it really does grind my gears!!!!

Same reason why I hate M badged BMW's when they are clearly not M3's / M5's etc.. I bought an E46 M3 for £40k when i was 24 years old, people must have thought it was fake or i nicked it.lol

£40K for an old M3 ? :shock: are you mad ? am with you ppls "M" badging their BMa's tho...pretty obvious their not the "M"s !

It wasnt old, it was ex demo, was 11 or 12 years ago... The E46 had only just come out!

VTech

I did the Gumball rally in an E30 M3. Was a great car.

d87francis

What, what, what. Look how much money I have.

This forum does turn into a club for snobs at times. I wouldn't personally put Cervelo decals on a replica frame, but plenty of people ride much cheaper Chinese carbon frames and I would be happy to give one a go.

amaferanga

VTech wrote:

Only a moron would use it, I cant believe anyone here would even consider it. I would NEVER buy fake. If I cant afford real I do without.

Didn't you just buy generic Chinese carbon clincher rims? Is that actually any different? It's a generic Chinese carbon frame that's been badged as a Cervelo.

pride4ever

Im not a fan of Cervelos but if your buying a replica bike your only kidding yourself.

diy

I'd be tempted to go with the generic parts, if they put their own brand on them and developed a reputation. Brands like ribble and planet X have a reputation based on the brand they have built up. They may be the budget end, but people talk about them based on their experience and a brand starts to get a reputation. Fake copies, could be as good as the original or they could be an accident waiting to happen. You have no idea what your experience is going to be.

What I don't get is why some genuine uk bike shops list on Alibaba. If I was the distributor I would write that in to the contract. Nuts for the genuine brand owner to have the stuff listed on fakebay, it adds credence to the fakes.

Of course the savy buyer could turn up and say yeah, I know I bid 500 quid, but heres 200 otherwise I'm going to report you to plod for selling fakes.

VTech

amaferanga wrote:

VTech wrote:

Only a moron would use it, I cant believe anyone here would even consider it. I would NEVER buy fake. If I cant afford real I do without.

Didn't you just buy generic Chinese carbon clincher rims? Is that actually any different? It's a generic Chinese carbon frame that's been badged as a Cervelo.

I bought from a company selling wheels as there own brand and who have had them tested for purpose. The problem with people making fakes, no matter what country they are from is they will almost certainly have no testing for conformity so it's actually quite different from my purchase.
I have also had my wheels in the carbon shop for a day to make sure they are up to the job.

I'm not k coking people who do but fakes but when your life is at stake you have to put things into perspective.

amaferanga

VTech wrote:

I bought from a company selling wheels as there own brand and who have had them tested for purpose. The problem with people making fakes, no matter what country they are from is they will almost certainly have no testing for conformity so it's actually quite different from my purchase.
I have also had my wheels in the carbon shop for a day to make sure they are up to the job.

I'm not k coking people who do but fakes but when your life is at stake you have to put things into perspective.

You bought generic carbon rims.

VTech

amaferanga wrote:

VTech wrote:

I bought from a company selling wheels as there own brand and who have had them tested for purpose. The problem with people making fakes, no matter what country they are from is they will almost certainly have no testing for conformity so it's actually quite different from my purchase.
I have also had my wheels in the carbon shop for a day to make sure they are up to the job.

I'm not k coking people who do but fakes but when your life is at stake you have to put things into perspective.

You bought generic carbon rims.

Correct, but they were from a company wih a rep for making wheels, not faking well known brands. If you can't tell the difference then it's not for me to argue with you trying to make you understand as everyone else reading this thread understands.