I'm not in the market myself, but I always try to get the lay of the land a few early on so that when I need to buy a frame/bike, I can just pull the trigger. Thank you for your thoughtful replies everyone. Russian roulette.īut now it seems like there are distributors with their own line of Chinese carbon framesets, like these guys: Īre there any distributors or lines of reputable Chinese carbon frames that you would consider reputable and safe? Until recently, I was aware of only three types of Chinese carbon frames:įrames made for major manufacturers like Trek and Giant. Or just plain r/bicycling, which also has links to more subs. R/JustRidingAlong "Pictures and stories of some of the most egregious user-error and bad luck damage on bicycles." R/BikeMechanics Discussions among bike mechanics, professionals and advanced amateurs. Outlets for posts that don't belong here: R/Vintage_bicycles/ for pre-1986 bicycles. R/Bikebuilding for discussing and showing off bikes built up from a frame. R/wheelbuild and r/Framebuilding for construction of those components. R/bicycleengineering: bicycle technology from an engineering perspective. A comment with an overview and links to more information. Park Tools' Repair Help including illustrated text and video guides to service procedures.Ĭold Setting Steel Frames: adjusting the dropout spacing on a old frame to fit a more modern drivetrain. A comprehensive resource with answers to common and obscure questions, data tables, etc., including a glossary which also serves as an index. Stay on topic / No jokes, especially not false answers as jokes. Tag helpful commenters if you want them to receive a notification. Please use the weekly thread for post follow ups and acknowledgments. They should have the equipment and expertise to inspect it properly. If it's carbon, a specialist repair shop may be required. Take it to your Local Bike Shop and ask them. We probably can't tell from a picture just what condition your bike is in. "Is this cracked / safe to ride?" - If you have to ask, don't ride it. If you just want to post a picture, this isn't the place for it. You can also consult our FAQ or the list of people willing to help locally. It really, really helps if you can provide pictures and/or video. Post your problems, and we will try to get your bike rolling again. So beware that if you have a problem the after sales service and customer care is not what it should be.A community of cyclists - some with questions, some answers Post questions to get help. Shame really as they’re not bad wheels for the money. I decided to cut my losses, keep the wheels and try to sell them on. The upshot is that I risk losing my money and being substantially out of pocket. They want me to send the wheels back at my expense and they stipulate that they take no responsibility for loss or damage. When I finally managed to get them to understand the problem they agreed to send me the wheels I had ordered but asked me to resell their wheels and they were going to charge me!! I declined their offer and eventually they agreed to a refund given that they hadn’t actually got 23mm wheels and we’re going to get them manufactured but couldn’t tell me how long this would take. When I emailed them they eventually responded that 23mm and 25mm tyres fit all of their wheels!! They completely misunderstood the issue. I ordered the 23mm wheels as I have very limited brake clearance on my bike not an uncommon problem with TT and Tri bikes. On the face of it they looked good value and they advertised the wheels with an external rim width of either 23mm or 25mm. I ordered a set of carbon wheels for my TT/Tri bike.
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