Okay so the "Tell em what you want" thread: http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,20.0.html got me to thinking.. and what I really want is a 2014 RIP9 for a third of the cost. I mean it IS one of the absolute most popular / most respected 29er frames around right now. If I was producing and selling these Chinese carbon frames that seems like a no brainer (if I'm already replicating frames anyways) to choose the most popular one out as your model?

Anyways.. yeah.. make one and I and lots of other folks will be buying it.

I understand dome might be upset by such a request but I see little point in beating around the bush at this point. We all know that research and development is not what these Chinese carbon guys do. Many of the Chinese frames are known and preferred by their similarities to big name brand frames. Cat is out of the bag. I want a cheap RIP 9.