OEM Definition

Silver Bullet · June 2007

Seeings as no-one seems to know the definition of it, I spotted this online somewhere, and thought I'd better share it with you [;)]

OEM
"(pronounced as separate letters) Short for original equipment manufacturer, which is a misleading term for a company that has a special relationship with computer producers. OEMs are manufacturers who resell another company's product under their own name and branding. While an OEM is similar to a VAR (value-added reseller), it refers specifically to the act of a company rebranding a product to its own name and offering its own warranty, support and licensing of the product. The term is really a misnomer because OEMs are not the original manufacturers; they are the customizers." -www.webopedia.com

It's not quite applicable to the OEM of bike parts, but it gives it a pretty good idea...

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Random Vince · June 2007

i knew this, many people on here knew this

its not misleading in bike terms, its original equipment on a new fully built bike,

go away.

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rubber side up · June 2007

most bike parts are actually labelled as OE (original equipment)

but yeah, i've known that for a few years now. OEM pc parts FTUW.

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jamiejim · June 2007

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Agreed, although the lack of cables can be annoying at times

Silver Bullet · June 2007

I think the defenition is based around computer OEM stuff

And vince, maybe you knew what it meant, but I didn't know for sure, and I know that a lot of other people don't either, because I've asked before in threads...

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Random Vince · June 2007

80% of the regular users on here know

you've just not been paying attention mate

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Big Red S · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Silver Bullet

Seeings as no-one seems to know the definition of it, I spotted this online somewhere, and thought I'd better share it with you [;)]

OEM
"(pronounced as separate letters) Short for original equipment manufacturer, which is a misleading term for a company that has a special relationship with computer producers. OEMs are manufacturers who resell another company's product under their own name and branding. While an OEM is similar to a VAR (value-added reseller), it refers specifically to the act of a company rebranding a product to its own name and offering its own warranty, support and licensing of the product. The term is really a misnomer because OEMs are not the original manufacturers; they are the customizers." -www.webopedia.com

It's not quite applicable to the OEM of bike parts, but it gives it a pretty good idea...
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No it isn't. It's an entirely different idea. That, in the bike trade, would be 'own brand'. Where you have an own brand stem on a hardrock which isn't really made by Specialized, but it's labelled as such.

OEM in the bike trade is where a product has been made or distributed specifically for fitting as an original part on a bike. Sometimes, these are identical to the retail versions, minus the packaging. Other times they are different (like the Manitou Axles with lockout on Rockhoppers a couple of years ago).
OEM stuff, in general, bears the name of the actual manufacturer, not the distributor as described above.

Admittedly, the former is a form of the latter, but nearly all parts sold as 'OEM' are the latter.
Most of what's on CRC, for example, is OEM. It's still produced on the same production lines and in the same factory as the rest of, say, Shimano parts, but it doesn't get boxed and instead gets shipped bagged up.

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nicklouse · June 2007

in the car industry it is used to show that the manufacturer makes parts for the car companies. IE a Quintin and Hazel ball joint can be the same as car brand X. it can be used to promote the makers Quality. it is the same in the bike industy.

but what you lot tend to see when you are buying stuff is OE parts which BRS describes above.

Silver Bullet · June 2007

Ok, so I'm sorry if I got it wrong - I did say at the top it wasn't quite applicable to the bike industry, but I would have thought anyone with a couple of brain cells would have been able to see the link

Its just that I for one didn't know what OEM stands for, I was just trying to help those who didn't

Obviously I failed [:(]
Once again, I apologise

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Anonymous · June 2007

you mean it doesn't mean Old Erectile Malfunction then?

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clarkson · June 2007

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