Frames from Hong Kong
theblarney
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Just wondered if anyone has any experience in buying frames from Hong Kong on eBay?
Was interested on what was on offer and found the below but wondered if it was more hastle than its worth..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-GIANT-XT ... 1c39cde875
Thanks
Gavin
Was interested on what was on offer and found the below but wondered if it was more hastle than its worth..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-GIANT-XT ... 1c39cde875
Thanks
Gavin
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now chances are it Wont be a Genuine Giant frame, may not have serial numbers etc. often frames from the far east are Extra runs on the line or ones that Didn't pass official quality control, and the staff sell them off,
I used to have a cheapo carbon HT frame i bought second hand, but identical ones came from that way, Great frame, njee raced one i believe, generally came highly regarded, but Branded ones from there are generally hooky/copies, You wont get any warantee through a uk giant dealers etc.
last time i loooekd the carbon unbranded frames were 250-320 range??Timmo.
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That frame looks to heavy to be genuine, a decent small CF frame should be about 1200g max.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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allthegearnoidea wrote:now chances are it Wont be a Genuine Giant frame, may not have serial numbers etc. often frames from the far east are Extra runs on the line or ones that Didn't pass official quality control, and the staff sell them off,
I used to have a cheapo carbon HT frame i bought second hand, but identical ones came from that way, Great frame, njee raced one i believe, generally came highly regarded, but Branded ones from there are generally hooky/copies, You wont get any warantee through a uk giant dealers etc.
last time i loooekd the carbon unbranded frames were 250-320 range??
Is there a better place to get unbranded carbon frames?0