Hey ST Internet Sleuths,
Just bought what I thought was a 2014 S-Works Venge from a guy off FB. Bike arrived, assembled it, and it happened to be 'missing' all forms of serial numbers - immediate red flag. Upon some investigation, it appears that there are a whole bunch of knock off Venge frames out there. I'm not 100% either way, let me know what you think and why.
Points for Fake:
No serial, Chinese Carbon Clinchers, a bit heavy at ~16lbs, good deal/cheap
Points for Real:
Full Sram Red Build, Quarq, Zipp stem, why put high end components on a knock off?
Need more pics or details for something specific, ask away
Just bought what I thought was a 2014 S-Works Venge from a guy off FB. Bike arrived, assembled it, and it happened to be 'missing' all forms of serial numbers - immediate red flag. Upon some investigation, it appears that there are a whole bunch of knock off Venge frames out there. I'm not 100% either way, let me know what you think and why.
Points for Fake:
No serial, Chinese Carbon Clinchers, a bit heavy at ~16lbs, good deal/cheap
Points for Real:
Full Sram Red Build, Quarq, Zipp stem, why put high end components on a knock off?
Need more pics or details for something specific, ask away