kamenev on "Fake Britain, now."
Missed this last night.Got me a little worried after purchasing a FSA Orbit MX headset from Absolute Cycles for £16.95 recently. Its only a little cheaper than PX and others so hoping its alright. I...
View Articlethisisnotaspoon on "Fake Britain, now."
I suspect they go for FSA because it's at the light end of the mass market (or was until Enve showed up), and has bonkers RRP that's often discounted anyway. If Merlin are selling a £500 chainset for...
View Articledusty trails on "Fake Britain, now."
I've just watched on I-player. TBH I bought an FSA Carbon Road Stem off Ebay a few years back from a UK Seller as soon as I got it I could tell it was a fake (and not a very good one)! the face plate...
View Articlebur70n on "Fake Britain, now."
Read this the other month about Specialized Vengehttp://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/components/catch-counterfeiter-sketchy-world-fake-bike-gear
View Articlechakaping on "Fake Britain, now."
Good article, thanks for sharing.The psychology of it is quite interesting. I've noticed the pro-counterfeiting users on here in the past seem to conform to a certain character type.
View Articlenatrix on "Fake Britain, now."
I noticed that he tightened up the allen bolts with an allen key rather than a torque wrench, so even if it had been a pukka bar it could still have broken..............
View ArticleAmbrose on "Fake Britain, now."
True, but that is not the point. The issue is that he was scammed and ended up with sub standard goods that caused him injury.
View Articleisitafox on "Fake Britain, now."
I used to tighten the stem on the carbon bars on my trials bike with an allen key and never had a problem
View Articletorsoinalake on "Fake Britain, now."
I noticed that he tightened up the allen bolts with an allen key rather than a torque wrench, so even if it had been a pukka bar it could still have broken..............What if he had used a...
View Articlenickjb on "Fake Britain, now."
It didn't fail at the clamp. It failed at the bend. More likely to crack that Thomson stem.
View Articlezero cool on "Fake Britain, now."
The guy said he thought it was a realistic price for those bars - £50, a quick look on CRC has them for £125, if you ask me a drop of that price means they're most likely 'a bit dodgy' to say the...
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TurnerGuy on "Fake Britain, now."
The other day I said to a 'mate' that I was getting sick of all this cheap and often dangerous Chinese stuff flooding our market, often with fake CE signs, and he invited me to join Britain First
View Articlenickjb on "Fake Britain, now."
The guy said he thought it was a realistic price for those bars - £50, a quick look on CRC has them for £125,plenty of stuff on crc with 60% off. Its not an unrealistic discount, especially for...
View ArticleTurnerGuy on "Fake Britain, now."
same as cheap Taiwan/Chinese knockoffs and there's no real difference. are there many Taiwanese knockoffs or are they all Chinese - as it appears to be a perfectly acceptable practice in that culture...
View ArticleTravis on "Fake Britain, now."
As regards to the Chinese, I don't think it's a taught thing, it's just in their culture to make money. At what ever the cost. I know, as it's how I make my living. Teaching manufactures that they...
View Articlerocketman on "Fake Britain, now."
There was an interesting feature about fakes in one of the SA comicsAlibaba, aliexpress and DHgate were mentioned a lot. Apparently Specialized is the most faked brand because they are essentially a...
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crashtestmonkey on "Fake Britain, now."
Er rocket, that's a Bicycling article linked on page 2. But thanks for the synopsis
View Articlechakaping on "Fake Britain, now."
plenty of stuff on crc with 60% off. Its not an unrealistic discount, especially for something overpriced to start with. It's interesting that the higher price the fake is, the more "legit" it seems to...
View Articlerocketman on "Fake Britain, now."
Er rocket, that's a Bicycling article linked on page 2 Ha!Of course *cough*
View ArticleIdleJon on "Fake Britain, now."
It's interesting that the higher price the fake is, the more "legit" it seems to buyers. Same with Oakleys and other non-bike stuff it seems.That's the psychology of buying isn't it? Never buy the...
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