Does anyone know if there's a china version of fidlock already? a link would be highly appreciated.

Velobuild is a good frame. Maybe not the best, but the price can't be beat. Specifically, I'd say: get the frame, get it painted elsewhere. I was happy with everything but the paint job. They even did an RMA on my fork when it developed a hairline crack, around a year after.

they're surely Yuanan. I messaged a few weeks ago, to get their latest price list, and the guy who responded had a COVET signature on his email. Then Yuanan went completely dark and don't sell to retail anymore, so they said on WhatsApp.

I ended up getting a Goldix. It fit my bb better -snug not tight. Did I just luck out with my copy? Are Goldixs really better? We may never know. Lol.

It seems like it, and yes, I bought my first wheelset from Yuanan around December as well, delivered January pre-Chinese New Year. After CNY, they seem to have changed their policies towards retail customers and are directing us to buy from EliteWheels instead. It's a price premium, but I guess same quality as the Yuanan unbranded ones. I was in the middle of finalizing my specs when I stopped getting responses from them. When I messaged their WhatsApp, I was redirected to the EliteWheels website.

same with me and WhatsApp. They're even dropping the charade cos the lady who responded to me was from Elitewheels... I'm happy to keep the charade up if it means I get branded-level wheels for half the price! End of an era. Sad.

I did ask them, and they didn't give me a price, but they did give me the name of their local distributor. I also found out that their G0 gravel isn't out til May - so we don't know its pricing yet either.

To be honest when I was in the boutique in Beijing it was difficult to converse. The sales agents don't speak any English and even with a native speaker it is tricky because bike components have completely different translations in Chinese so unless your translator is a cycling person you struggle to get very far...

But weirdly you have to order from Taobao despite being in the physical shop. Then they ship it to you from the factory which is in Hebei.

There's dealers outside China but most seem to have a decent mark up vs Chinese prices.

But the quality of the frames are great. This is my new build with the R7.2.

Can you share how much you got your hi-light bike for, or how much a G0 is going for? I am in contact with a local distributor but the prices they're quoting are a bit much. I wonder how much I can get it for in China then just ship it over.