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would you be warey about buying this frameset?

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  • #2
    Seve OB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,119 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    thehamo wrote: »
    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/RB004-CARBON-FRAME-ROAD-BIKE-BICYCLE-FRAMESET-RED-WHITE-PAINTING-COLORS-56CM-/280927578453?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item416896a955

    Been lookin at buying a new frame, saw this obviously a good price but how reliable would it be? Anyone know if the seller is reliable or anything?

    no real comparison but i did buy carbon bottle cages on ebay from china before (dont think the same supplier) and the turned out to be proper heaps of junk!

    got burned a few to many times now from china, so wouldnt recomend anyone buy stuff from there unless you are willing to take a chance


  • #3
    Aka Ishur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 740 ✭✭✭Aka Ishur


    I would not be the most trustful of the ebay frames but if your gonna go that route i would suggest going directly to the source. A few people on the forum have bought equipement from hongfu or dengfu bikes in china. They seem to have a lot of pretty satisfied customers. Pprenderville has a real beauty in his build thread on this forum.


  • #4
    happytramp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭happytramp


    I bought a no-name carbon fork from China recently and it's grand. I went into the sellers profile, clicked into a couple of people who had bought from them and sent them a message to ask what they thought of the stuff they bought. The were happy, so I went for it.


  • #5
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Aka Ishur wrote: »
    I would not be the most trustful of the ebay frames but if your gonna go that route i would suggest going directly to the source. A few people on the forum have bought equipement from hongfu or dengfu bikes in china. They seem to have a lot of pretty satisfied customers. Pprenderville has a real beauty in his build thread on this forum.

    I'd tend to agree, bcmf has a beaut got directly from the manafacturer.
    This particular one looks a bit too good to be true...


  • #6
    thehamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,049 ✭✭✭thehamo


    Cheers. Lookin at customs etc the frame would be coming in at about 470 euro. Would prob be better off looking at one of the ribble frames, or try snag a decent second hand one


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  • #7
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    The planet-x pro carbon is very cheap at the mo.
    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/FRPXSLPC/planet_x_pro_carbon_road_frame


  • #8
    monkeypants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭monkeypants


    My current alloy frame has internal brake and gear cabling; is it possible to get a carbon frame with that also?


  • #9
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    petethedrummer wrote: »
    The planet-x pro carbon is very cheap at the mo.
    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/FRPXSLPC/planet_x_pro_carbon_road_frame

    That's just the frame. Another £100 for the fork and £20 for the headset plus the shipping will end around 550euro for the whole thing, which still is cheap enough for a decent light carbon frame.


  • #10
    thehamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,049 ✭✭✭thehamo


    monkeypants wrote: »
    My current alloy frame has internal brake and gear cabling; is it possible to get a carbon frame with that also?

    Most of the Chinese frames do, and a lot of them are copies of proper brand names so shouldn't be a problem


  • #11
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    I think this

    CIMG1873.jpg

    is one of the most beautiful chinese frames out there. It's called FM-028. And the other one I like is the FM-066.

    444134893_081.jpg


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  • #12
    funkyjebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,547 ✭✭✭funkyjebus


    You could get the Ribble pro evo for €385 inc fork delivered. No internal cable routing though. I recently went for the sportive bianco myself.


  • #13
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    That seatpost insertion angle looks....wrong.


  • #14
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    It's a Thomson masterpiece with a weird setback, it's not the frame (if that's what you mean).

    BK.jpg


  • #15
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Kill it with fire!


  • #16
    bcmf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭bcmf


    @thehamo
    I only saw the ebay link now as I couldnt open it on my fone earlier.
    That is very similar to the frame I have but without the wavy rear forks and the paint.
    The manufacturer's usually have an ebay alias and tend to switch names on a regular basis.
    BTW I pm'ed you as well.


  • #17
    ANXIOUS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,095 ✭✭✭ANXIOUS


    AstraMonti wrote: »
    I think this

    CIMG1873.jpg

    is one of the most beautiful chinese frames out there. It's called FM-028. And the other one I like is the FM-066.

    444134893_081.jpg


    That's a lovely bike any links to it?


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