Interesting Article about carbon parts and frame from China. Provides a good balance from both sides of the article. I recommend a read of this to help you come to your own conclusions.
http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/faking-it/019442
So the Farsports carbon/aluminium wheels are starting to look a little “weathered” after some hard riding, so time to try something new. I’ve decided to go full carbon, 38mm and budget……
They’ve arrived into the country, so the only thing to do is pay customs charges, build them up and get riding…….
More to follow in these pages, naturally.
Available now, some product reviews. Why? Well there are a few items I’ve purchased which are really poorly documented at online retailers. Furthermore forums have included conflicting information, so I’ve decided to share my experiences with others to help in that, sometimes frustrating, search.
Decided not to go down the (pure) Chinese sourcing route and took the plunge with the PX Exocet II. Photo for the moment, but more details to follow…….
Oh yes, crank position….chain on wrong chain ring…….yep I know……
PX Exocet II
Having started doing TTs now, I have been toying with building a TT bike.
anyone had any experience of the FM069 or FM086 from Dengfu and others?
FM069
FM086
Some updates on the rear wheel rebuild.
I was getting bored with all the usual forums either overly singing praises of Chinese sourced frames and components, or the others frequented by so called “experts” who claim to have seen hundreds of frames braking into pieces, so I decided to create my own blog to tell people openly about my experiences with my purchases.
My experience has been great so far, and am very impressed with the quality and reliability of the items that I have purchased and used heavily.
Feel free to ask questions. If you like what you see please say so. Equally if you don’t like what I have written or shown, then say so also but be nice.
Finally with the unexplained banning of postings about Dengfu sourced FM098 frames on the Velobuild forum, I decided to create a page here to allow owners of these frames to discuss issues and questions.
ProvaBikes 