Replica Factor Ostro VAM

[Sambo88]

I kind of hate to even ask this since I’m not a fan of blatant IP theft, but I do love the look of the hourglass head tube and fork on the Ostro.
Could you share a picture of a front on shot of the head tube?
Thank you!

[acino]

Does anyone know what's the tire clearance of v2 in the back compared to v1?

I have 30mm tires that inflate to 32 mm and it's extremely tight for the rear wheel.

[PANW]

That looks great

[-Tarantula-]

Thank you for the vid, looks fantastic!

[anikea]

I'm finding it very difficult at the moment to navigate all the different models and sellers. Most of them are just sellers, and the manufacturer is sometimes the same. The prices also vary considerably. What I've noticed is that the transition from the seat stay to the seat tube can vary greatly.

[Sander2177]

I'm finding it very difficult at the moment to navigate all the different models and sellers. Most of them are just sellers, and the manufacturer is sometimes the same. The prices also vary considerably. What I've noticed is that the transition from the seat stay to the seat tube can vary greatly.

None of them are the factories
That all claim to be but they gave relationships with the factories and buy frames  from them.
They always all claim the best quality but for what I have seen and read the last lot of people who have purchased from Polar have been happy one poster of here for the V2 factor and 3 members I have spoke to with SL8s

[w1ll337]

It was £864/$1165 delivered to uk including prepaid duty and taxes. The genuine Darimo seatpost was almost half the price of the replica frameset 😂

Just to confirm when you bought you need pay two orders? They sen a link with the SL8 and other link with freight cost by UPS?

[Dr J]

If anyone is interested; I have a size 58 Ostro V1 frameset from RK Carbon for sale; wanted to build it up myself but its a tad too small for me. Comes with Deda expander. White with black logo. Northern Germany /Holland. No shipping. PM me

[BeR]

Just to confirm when you bought you need pay two orders? They sen a link with the SL8 and other link with freight cost by UPS?

You can ask him to make a link to pay all in one.

[w1ll337]

You can ask him to make a link to pay all in one.

He send me a link for the bicycle with the cost of 1072 euros, but in the checkout have a price adjustment...and the final price is 875 euros.

Orders shipped from outside of EU with a goods value above EUR150 will be subject to VAT upon importation into the EU. The price of your order has been adjusted to reflect a later collection of VAT at the customs. You are encouraged to confirm the logistics and tax payment arrangement (for VAT, duties, agent fees, etc.) with the seller.

But he send me a other link with the transportation charge of 223 eur and he informed that not will be need pay extra taxes when arrived.

Since I never bought something above 150 euros I would like to confirm if is normal.

[Lotnik]

He send me a link for the bicycle with the cost of 1072 euros, but in the checkout have a price adjustment...and the final price is 875 euros.

Orders shipped from outside of EU with a goods value above EUR150 will be subject to VAT upon importation into the EU. The price of your order has been adjusted to reflect a later collection of VAT at the customs. You are encouraged to confirm the logistics and tax payment arrangement (for VAT, duties, agent fees, etc.) with the seller.

But he send me a other link with the transportation charge of 223 eur and he informed that not will be need pay extra taxes when arrived.

Since I never bought something above 150 euros I would like to confirm if is normal.

Yes it's normal. After paying additionally for shipping you will receive frame with paid customs and taxes. 

[Sander2177]

Yes it's normal. After paying additionally for shipping you will receive frame with paid customs and taxes.

I can concur!

[Alfus]

Just thought I’d add my 2 cents to this group, as I finally received my frameset at the weekend. I ordered from Polar bicycle store on AliExpress a few months ago. However the frameset took a little longer than others,as I ordered the raw finish with the hologram logo which seems to be more difficult to manufacture and this seller was the first to have it on the market. Honestly I was a PITA customer asking loads of questions and being really picky about every detail, he answered all my questions thoroughly and promptly and never complained.

For a size medium/54cm frame weight was 898g, front fork uncut was 410g, 0mm offset seatpost was 125g and a Darimo nexum drag replica in 380x100mm was 284g.

The quality was outstanding and just as good as any western brand, perhaps even better. The facing on the BB shell meant there was no paint and the threads were super smooth. The handlebar and seatpost were a super tight fit with no play and the mounts for the calipers were also really well faced and the calipers were perfectly parallel with the rotors when I built it up.

Anyway here’s some pictures of the final build, came in at 6.7kg without bar tape.

Seller or link?

Thanks

[Menelaos287]

So it seems Polar is the way to go at the moment?

[BeR]

Or RK.