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Interesting. I wonder if the Chinese factory is as careful about quality control with their own brand as they are with Bianchi's frames? I'd personally feel safer with a well-known brand frame because of the potential for carbon fiber to fail in strange ways.


Generally, anecdotal evidence seems to indicate that the frames are pretty good. Usually they seem to be slightly heavier than top-of-the-line brand name frames, mostly because of the grade of carbon fibre.

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/bikes-frames-forks/chinese-... and http://cheapcarbonframes.com/ seem to have the most information.

I've heard a few bad stories about Chinese titanium frames though (but titanium is always going to be more variable than carbon fibre because it is hand welded).




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