Chinese Carbon Frames - Page 2

I checked with some of the people who bought these frames in other forums and their feedback is very good. I also emailed a couple of guys who got the carbon cyclo-cross frame and two of them said that they raced the frames in Washington state and Oregon and they both were very positive about their experience. Only thing that prevented me from pulling the trigger is the fact that I am CURRENTLY unable to make a financial committment of that nature.

I'll try to post when I get it. It should be here any day now. It's going to be more a "fun" project.
Even though I've looked and researched a lot of frames to replace my TCR C, I don't think this project will be a "replacement bike".
I've also learned that many of the brand name frames selling for a lot of money ($2,000 and up), really can cost as little as $200 bucks to manufacture. Maybe it's worth a trip to china?

One thing that can vary on unknow frames is the configuration of the geometry.It will interesting to see how that works out for you.
I actually know someone who is a serious cyclist that will be going to China late spring early summer.
Of course he goes every year on business.

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Wow, got it yesterday. Very well packaged, very good looks. Took 14 days to get to Atlanta from China. Came with barrel adjusters on the down tube. weighs at 40 OZ or 1134 grams-on my postal scale (55cm frame), with bottle cage bosses and bolts, barrel adjusters, der hanger and BB cable guides; for an extra 5 bucks I got carbon bottle cages ($385 total, including shipping). I think the fit is going to perfect, based on my other two bikes. Can't wait to build it up. I'm going to order the fork in the next few days because I thought i would re-use on of the carbon forks I have, but this frame is really stunning, massive down tube, square top tube tapering to oval at the seat tube, seat stays are very "curvy" like a Pinarello, no decals, totaly nude. The fork they sell is also a curvy one, like the Pinarello.
we'll see how it rides in a few weeks...

Just out of interest which frame did you buy?

it was similar to this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Full-C...QQcmdZViewItem

I should have built-up in about 2 weeks. The fork should arrive next week.

Can you please post an image of the bike when you complete the build? Thanks! I am thinking of ordering one to use as my hack bike.

I'll try. I've decided to transfer a 105 group to this frame and a Mavik Aksiums wheelset I had around so we'll see.

I took the bike for a couple of test rides. It's a budget build with mostly 105 triple group, tecktro brakes and a Giant TCR carbon fork (I still have not cut the one that came with the bike).
I wanted a bike with a relaxed geo, light, but still aggresive to go fast. the frames i looked at were well over $1,800.
I have to say I'm very impressed. It's very smooth, very responsive, so much that it really rides as good as my Giant TCR C, even though this one is a triple set up.
The geo is great: 73.5 seat angle and 72.5 head tube angle; 558 mm top tube; 175 mm headtube. It actually fits me better than my TCR C since I had to buy a large size to get a taller headtube when i bought that one. It is also designed better in some respects; the cable bosses are slightly farther away from the frame so the cable housings don't rub the headtube.
The negative is that the steerering is not as responsive since it has a longer trail than my TCR so it takes alittle more corrective force but tracks nicely on descents. The sculpted tubes seem to resist cross winds so you really feel them. It is also louder, when the FD shifts, the clicks resonate in the frame due to its light construction and massive size. I'm also not too crazy about the seatpost (massive seat clamp) but that can wait.
I'd say it's very comparable to a Giant OCR Composite or Defiance but a little more aggresive.
I took a big risk but with plenty of research I think it's paid off. I'm getting ready to post some pictures.

I have worked with chinese/taiwanese suppliers for my supplies though I am a miniscule brand in the cycling universe.

Please refer to the link for my product sourced from my suppliers and I assure you I use them myself before putting any for sale. So far the bike rides fast and steadily.



The rest are found here for reference.

http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...OLTZ%20Racing/

Rgds.

What seatpost did you use?

I am using a Ritchey WCS Alloy 31.6mm seatpost.

Rgds.

Who did your paint job?

had one about 5 months. light and stiff, no problems so far.

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Hi, what is the address of the guy you bought from? Thanks