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Andy:
Thanks SN! Like you I get very excited about these bikes. They are just so cool and so affordable. I currently ride a LTK 023 from LT bikes that I just love. Killer bike and I built it for so reasonable it's ridiculous. I even work in a bike shop selling big brands but it's the chiner bikes That I just love.
I was on the start line of a local mtb race last weekend and the guy next to me was on a $7900 hard tail. I think I'd rather have my bike AND a nice car. :)
Don't know why people are still paying the big bucks for the big names. I really just don't understand. But to each his own and I say live and let live.
Thanks again for this forum, it's gonna be just great!
Andy. :)
Carbon_Dude:
Andy, it's interesting to me that you work in a bike shop. While I was shopping around deciding what FS bike I wanted, I looked seriously at the Specialized EPIC Expert Carbon but I could not see $7k for a new bike that didn't have the XT brakes, carbon bars, or carbon seat post. To be equivalent to my IP-036 build I would need to spend another $500 and I would have paid tax on the EPIC so I'd be in for $8k. I built the IP-036 for half that. Granted I don't have a Brain shock front and rear but the last review from Bike Magazine was not all that favorable and they decided the bike worked best with the rear suspension locked out the whole ride.
Admittedly the big name brands do have high quality frames, probably use better bearings in the pivots, nice paint jobs with lots of graphics with letters and numbers but they don't ride twice as good. 8)
Andy:
Yes been working there for 6 yrs and I've ridden many nice bikes. The Chinese bikes are right up there with them. Our local big race team is all on Chinese road bikes custom painted to their team colors and get great results. Some of our local top level mtn bike races have been won on the Chinese frames. my buddy just built a Carbonal Titan that weighs 22 lbs and doing real well in his new Cat 1 class. He rode a Hong Fu hard tail the last 2 seasons and took 2nd place in cat 3 and 2nd place car 2 for those seasons.
I know ALOT of this is the legs on these guys but still these bikes are not holding them back and they are very competitive with them at a fraction of the cost.
Your bikes are sic. As good looking and as well specced as any mtn bike I've ever seen. And I'm sure they rides excellent. A few more weeks and I will know for myself. :) And we will have all saved a ton of money. Good times!
Andy. :)
Sitar_Ned:
--- Quote from: Andy on April 14, 2014, 10:17:14 PM ---Our local big race team is all on Chinese road bikes custom painted to their team colors and get great results. Some of our local top level mtn bike races have been won on the Chinese frames. my buddy just built a Carbonal Titan that weighs 22 lbs and doing real well in his new Cat 1 class. He rode a Hong Fu hard tail the last 2 seasons and took 2nd place in cat 3 and 2nd place car 2 for those seasons.
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I gotta be honest.. I'm pretty surprised by how prevalent these seem to be, especially by guys that compete.
Carbon_Dude:
If I owned a bike shop you better believe I'd have a Chinese Carbon HT and FS bike on the sales floor with my company name on the frame. I"d offer a decent warranty and of course free tune-ups. However, I would bet the big name brands would not be happy seeing their product compete against an IP-057 & Ip-036 and would want to pull their brand out of the dealership.
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