Hello All,
Interesting article about knock offs.
https://www.bikebiz.com/...res/snap-crackle-pop
Excerpt:
"Manufacturers and brand owners like to claim that fake frames and parts are little better than papier-mâché and will, at some point, collapse. The uncomfortable truth for the industry is that despite YouTube videos that appear to show fake handlebars being crushed with biceps many fake frames and parts are actually almost as tough as the genuine articles; some are perhaps even tougher – it's cheaper to over-engineer a product to make it strong than it is to use all sorts of clever computer programs and complex carbon pre-preg layups. (Over-engineering makes the frames or parts heavier, of course.)
Even genuine products fail – the difference is that consumers who buy pukka products from bona fide retailers can rely on supplier warranties, and if the worst came to the worst the consumer can sue the locally-accountable supplier for any injuries caused by defective products. It would be far harder for a Western consumer to sue a reputable Chinese manufacturer directly, and next to impossible to sue the here-today-gone-tomorrow merchants buying from Cowboy factories."
and .... https://www.bikebiz.com/features/chinarello
Cheers, Neal
+1 mph Faster
Interesting article about knock offs.
https://www.bikebiz.com/...res/snap-crackle-pop
Excerpt:
"Manufacturers and brand owners like to claim that fake frames and parts are little better than papier-mâché and will, at some point, collapse. The uncomfortable truth for the industry is that despite YouTube videos that appear to show fake handlebars being crushed with biceps many fake frames and parts are actually almost as tough as the genuine articles; some are perhaps even tougher – it's cheaper to over-engineer a product to make it strong than it is to use all sorts of clever computer programs and complex carbon pre-preg layups. (Over-engineering makes the frames or parts heavier, of course.)
Even genuine products fail – the difference is that consumers who buy pukka products from bona fide retailers can rely on supplier warranties, and if the worst came to the worst the consumer can sue the locally-accountable supplier for any injuries caused by defective products. It would be far harder for a Western consumer to sue a reputable Chinese manufacturer directly, and next to impossible to sue the here-today-gone-tomorrow merchants buying from Cowboy factories."
and .... https://www.bikebiz.com/features/chinarello
Cheers, Neal
+1 mph Faster