Replica Factor Ostro VAM

[Lotnik]

So I just spoke to F-C.

60 days delivery time on 2.0, price will be 7000RMB and promised to be same quality as 1.0.

He said AliExpress delivery and logistics when asked about DPD delivery..

Also added som pictures he sent me

How do you contact with them? I'm trying to get through a link here to the Ali store and it's written that the store is on vacation.

[BeR]

How do you contact with them? I'm trying to get through a link here to the Ali store and it's written that the store is on vacation.

If you already sent them a message before vacation, you can send them messages in your notification center.

[jerozilla]

Thought I would throw this out there for anyone purchasing via F-C:

Tips:

They do not include the silicone seat post cover that sits at the bottom and in mine and the other user (Oralmaster?) opinion the 20mm transition head piece is kind of ass so you should order those parts. Anjoy cycling seems to have them, they even have the official Factor bar tape if you wanna go all the way. I am using F-C's spacers though.

[Rebel_Yell]

Hey Serge_K

I might have missed in all my reading of this site. What wheels are you running on your Tractor?
Do you ever build your own wheels

Rebel_Yell

[mozart]

why f-c don't send with dpd? Has anyone from Europe bought one? did he pay taxes?

[Serge_K]

Hey Serge_K

I might have missed in all my reading of this site. What wheels are you running on your Tractor?
Do you ever build your own wheels

Rebel_Yell

Wheels from Peter at Xiamen carbon speed. 50 to 58mm depth from memory. Wide rims. Very pleased.

[Rebel_Yell]

Thanks

[OralMaster]

Thought I would throw this out there for anyone purchasing via F-C:

Tips:

They do not include the silicone seat post cover that sits at the bottom and in mine and the other user (Oralmaster?) opinion the 20mm transition head piece is kind of ass so you should order those parts. Anjoy cycling seems to have them, they even have the official Factor bar tape if you wanna go all the way. I am using F-C's spacers though.

my suggestion to anyone buying replica bikes is to always get the original spacers set, simply because the original are lighter and meshes well. the fake ones are injected molded and many flashings

[A.V.G]

Hey Team.

Update on my Ostro frameset as purchased from F-C:
Last Saturday morning, I took one last desperate look at my tracking info only to discover that my frameset had been handed off to US Customs in L.A. California just after midnight early that same day.
On Thursday, I picked the frame up from the local USPS office.  I thought they might ask for tariff $$$, but they didn't.  The box was somewhat battered from 76 days in transit, but the contents seem to have survived the trip.  The quality is what we've come to expect from F-C.  The BB facing seems fine while the caliper mounts aren't pretty but I think they're workable.  The quality of the bar/stem is o.k. - definitely not as good as the frame.  In particular, I asked for 380/100 and they are marked as such, but I don't really see how they measures out as 380/100.  Still, the bars will work for now at least.

Anyway, I wanted to update this thread.  In the end, I got my F-C frame after approximately 90 days, from order to delivery.  F-C certainly has areas to improve their customer service, and I think Aliexpress is equally to blame.  The shipping is overpriced for absolute sh!t quality.  I've never had a worse shipping experience, and I've purchased a lot of rare/odd auto and bike parts over the years.

I'll post pics of my build as it comes along.  I won't be rushing through it and will likely need to ask some [dumb] questions.

Cheers

[jerozilla]

Hey Team.

Update on my Ostro frameset as purchased from F-C:
Last Saturday morning, I took one last desperate look at my tracking info only to discover that my frameset had been handed off to US Customs in L.A. California just after midnight early that same day.
On Thursday, I picked the frame up from the local USPS office.  I thought they might ask for tariff $$$, but they didn't.  The box was somewhat battered from 76 days in transit, but the contents seem to have survived the trip.  The quality is what we've come to expect from F-C.  The BB facing seems fine while the caliper mounts aren't pretty but I think they're workable.  The quality of the bar/stem is o.k. - definitely not as good as the frame.  In particular, I asked for 380/100 and they are marked as such, but I don't really see how they measures out as 380/100.  Still, the bars will work for now at least.

Anyway, I wanted to update this thread.  In the end, I got my F-C frame after approximately 90 days, from order to delivery.  F-C certainly has areas to improve their customer service, and I think Aliexpress is equally to blame.  The shipping is overpriced for absolute sh!t quality.  I've never had a worse shipping experience, and I've purchased a lot of rare/odd auto and bike parts over the years.

I'll post pics of my build as it comes along.  I won't be rushing through it and will likely need to ask some [dumb] questions.

Cheers

Glad your frame actually showed up. I didn't see any issues with the handlebars right down to the matching v1 off color screws to match. Would be nice to see some photos of your 90 day adventure, at that point I think I woulda got a refund and if it showed up it showed up.

[Serge_K]

Hey Team.

Update on my Ostro frameset as purchased from F-C:
Last Saturday morning, I took one last desperate look at my tracking info only to discover that my frameset had been handed off to US Customs in L.A. California just after midnight early that same day.
On Thursday, I picked the frame up from the local USPS office.  I thought they might ask for tariff $$$, but they didn't.  The box was somewhat battered from 76 days in transit, but the contents seem to have survived the trip.  The quality is what we've come to expect from F-C.  The BB facing seems fine while the caliper mounts aren't pretty but I think they're workable.  The quality of the bar/stem is o.k. - definitely not as good as the frame.  In particular, I asked for 380/100 and they are marked as such, but I don't really see how they measures out as 380/100.  Still, the bars will work for now at least.

Anyway, I wanted to update this thread.  In the end, I got my F-C frame after approximately 90 days, from order to delivery.  F-C certainly has areas to improve their customer service, and I think Aliexpress is equally to blame.  The shipping is overpriced for absolute sh!t quality.  I've never had a worse shipping experience, and I've purchased a lot of rare/odd auto and bike parts over the years.

I'll post pics of my build as it comes along.  I won't be rushing through it and will likely need to ask some [dumb] questions.

Cheers

Great news, happy for you. You may consider editing your previous posts on this thread with like at the bottom "edit: frame received after [90] days, see thread page 19", because i'm afraid some people may stop reading halfway through and assume that the seller sometimes scams people (which they may, to be fair, but at least they didnt scam you

[A.V.G]

Great news, happy for you. You may consider editing your previous posts on this thread with like at the bottom "edit: frame received after [90] days, see thread page 19" ...

Good point Serge, and I've done as you've suggested.  My apologies to the forum for junking up this thread with all my shipping rants.  Cheers

[A.V.G]

Glad your frame actually showed up. I didn't see any issues with the handlebars right down to the matching v1 off color screws to match. ...

Hey jerozilla.  Regarding the bars, I did try to slip them onto the steerer tube but found that I had to use a lot of force, either because the clamp is too small or the steerer tube is slightly oversized.  I only got about 10-15mm before giving up. (I was just playing around anyway.)

I'll investigate further but has anyone else seen this?  What's the recommended fix?

And regarding rotor size: are you running a 160 or 140 on the rear?  I'm assuming 160 on the front.

Thanks