Replica Factor Ostro VAM

[Sander2177]

Factor

Team bikes made in Taiwan
Retail bike made in China.
Seen some shockers of real frames 🤣

[robinoco]

My local Factor dealer had a falling out with me. For reasons he has yet to disclose with me privately, despite bashing me publicly LoL

That paint job looks great! Should I buy a replica Ostra VAM frameset and parade it outside of his shop?? 

Definitely 

[Freddy__HH]

My 2.0 has just arrived from Taiwan Glory and I am very impressed.  The colour I chose was 'blue to purple chameleon' - the colourway pops !

What are the specs of this in terms of tyre clearance, weight, etc.? looks absolutely beautiful.

[estingo]

My 2.0 has just arrived from Taiwan Glory and I am very impressed.  The colour I chose was 'blue to purple chameleon' - the colourway pops !

Looks very nice! Enjoy the build and a nice paint job you chose.

[Vasegaard]

I've chatted a little with Taiwan Glory Bike Store

Size 58 with paint is roughly 1050g
EPS moulded.
D-steerertube
T47A BB
Fork is 472
Seatpost 160
Bar 360

Seatpost and bar is black inc replicas and not darimos.

Tyre clearance is 32C

I asked about carbon layup and their first answer was t1000, and eventually they admitted it being primarily t800 with a little t1000.

price for me is 750 usd with bar and seat post and shipping to europe.

[armada]

As this seems to be the thread with the most traffic. Does anyone have a recomendation for the best Factor ostro vam 2 look a like? not a "fake" but something that is inspired by the shape of the Factor.

[strayan_rice_farmer]

Anyone had experience with Yohobikes?
Was chatting with them, $670usd for a Ostro Vam V2 frame + bars delivered to Aus.
They seem to have a fair few years of history across several forums and pretty receptive to questions and requests for photos.

[Sander2177]

I've chatted a little with Taiwan Glory Bike Store

Size 58 with paint is roughly 1050g
EPS moulded.
D-steerertube
T47A BB
Fork is 472
Seatpost 160
Bar 360


Finally an admission    from another seller T1000 load of old BS.  Who here would ride a full T1000 frame!? good luck lol
Polar said all the frames basically T800

Seatpost and bar is black inc replicas and not darimos.

Tyre clearance is 32C

I asked about carbon layup and their first answer was t1000, and eventually they admitted it being primarily t800 with a little t1000.

price for me is 750 usd with bar and seat post and shipping to europe.

[crazyravr]

I've chatted a little with Taiwan Glory Bike Store

Size 58 with paint is roughly 1050g
EPS moulded.
D-steerertube
T47A BB
Fork is 472
Seatpost 160
Bar 360

Seatpost and bar is black inc replicas and not darimos.

Tyre clearance is 32C

I asked about carbon layup and their first answer was t1000, and eventually they admitted it being primarily t800 with a little t1000.

price for me is 750 usd with bar and seat post and shipping to europe.

I myself have also been in touch with the store and the contact name is Tom.
I have been quoted for a 56cm frame with 380/110 bar and set of 50mm 21 internal rims on DT180 hubs $1250USD shipped to me. If I use Alipay, there will be the Ali cut added so it will cost me $1370usd shipped. They do not do PayPal but direct bank transfer would be ok.
Prepped and shipped within 2 weeks of payment.

[datfrog]

Nice blue. Would you mind taking pics of the inside of the frame, via the openings of the BB & headset? Curious about what the layup looks like inside. Thanks!

Seconding this. I like how Taiwan Glory is supplying Black Inc rep bars, but also curious if they're any better than the "flimsy" ones supplied by other vendors.
I messaged Tom a while back and he said they weren't able to do the "Black" color scheme (naked carbon with the dark reflective decals).

Also: Polar denied getting their frames from the same factory as others listed here (take that with a grain of salt) and did confirm "imported T800+m30 carbon" whatever m30 is.
Taiwan Glory (Tom) did offer the $750 direct-pay (no aliexpress) price to me.

[M@tteo]

Hello everyone,
For a replica frame, which seller would you recommend? Yohobike, Polar, or Taiwan Glory?
Thank you.

[strayan_rice_farmer]

Following up on my previous comment Re: with Yohobikes.
They do offer the "Black" raw carbon paint with dark reflective decals.
I'm 90% certain I will order a size 56 without decals in the next week.

Will keep you all updated on how it goes

[Vasegaard]

Maybe this is common knowledge, but I am 99.99% sure that either 1 Yohobike is the supplier for Taiwan Glory Bike Store or they are just a mirror.

Yoho bikes have the exact same photos of the frames and weights, price and deal with 20% up front and 80% after photos of the frame. But Yoho bikes have more information regarding the frames.

[strayan_rice_farmer]

Maybe this is common knowledge, but I am 99.99% sure that either 1 Yohobike is the supplier for Taiwan Glory Bike Store or they are just a mirror.

Yoho bikes have the exact same photos of the frames and weights, price and deal with 20% up front and 80% after photos of the frame. But Yoho bikes have more information regarding the frames.

Yes absolutely, many of the Aliexpress stores have the same photos and geometry charts as Yoho.
Who is getting which frame in what layup from what factory is anyone's guess.
So whenever one of us degens takes a leap of faith, we collect little more info... (Ape together strong)

My primary reason for going with Yoho is they've at least been around for a while + many of the Aliexpress stores discussed have mysteriously emptied their store pages / listings...

[crazyravr]

Which T47A BBs are you guys getting for yours?