Are AliEx/open mold carbon bikes common in your area?

[jadenchinertown192]

i live in the bay area and honestly see a good amount of unbranded open mould, defo a handful everytime I go for a quick 20-50 mile ride. Then again the cycling community here is huge. I see lots and lots of high end bikeporn worthy s-works and boutique brands, I have also seen yoeleo, velobuild, etc etc

[jonathanf2]

i live in the bay area and honestly see a good amount of unbranded open mould, defo a handful everytime I go for a quick 20-50 mile ride. Then again the cycling community here is huge. I see lots and lots of high end bikeporn worthy s-works and boutique brands, I have also seen yoeleo, velobuild, etc etc

LA is the complete opposite. I'm in the heart of the city and go on a fair amount of group rides including road, gravel and social meets. I've also worked at a few bike events. In the past few years, I've only seen two non-western frames (a Seaboard gravel frame and Seka road bike) out of hundreds of bikes I've seen. It could also be the LA mentality of just trying to show-off!

[ZacItaly15]

I'm italian living in the craddle of bespoke and craftman of bikes
Close to Pinarello, Wilier, Basso and many craftman like Bonetti, Barco, Sarto. I live in the same city of Campagnolo.

With my chinese bike, I'm treated by other cyclist as a criminal...

[jjjohn]

i live in the bay area and honestly see a good amount of unbranded open mould, defo a handful everytime I go for a quick 20-50 mile ride. Then again the cycling community here is huge. I see lots and lots of high end bikeporn worthy s-works and boutique brands, I have also seen yoeleo, velobuild, etc etc

I noticed that the tech bro crowd lend themselves to buying top spec S-works/Trek stuff, but also building up their own bikes from DTC western brands and chiner builds. I think their jobs select for people that like tinkering, but they also have enough money to blow on a dentist bike

[s3si1u]

Spotted a Trifox X16 out in the wild here in California this past weekend. Also had a QED power meter crank set. Wonder if it was one of y'all, maybe?