Brands for completed bikes

[tubes]

Hello all, I am going to China for 6 weeks this summer and since I am in interested in getting a new road bike I've been looking into Chinese brands so I can buy it and ride iit there and then bring it back. Most of the brands I've seen are just offering frames. What are some companies yall would recommend for a complete bike? The ones I have found are Serk, Seraph, Elves (small selection)

Also does anyone have any experience with buying a bike in China and then bringing it/shipping it back to the EU? Do I have to pay customs or VAT or anything like that?

Thanks

[klindsey00]

If you get a bike and fly back with it. You own it, I don't think VAT applies to stuff like that.

[Lotnik]

You can look for Pardus bikes or XDS X-lab for complete bikes

[rasch]

Hello all, I am going to China for 6 weeks this summer and since I am in interested in getting a new road bike I've been looking into Chinese brands so I can buy it and ride iit there and then bring it back. Most of the brands I've seen are just offering frames. What are some companies yall would recommend for a complete bike? The ones I have found are Serk, Seraph, Elves (small selection)

Also does anyone have any experience with buying a bike in China and then bringing it/shipping it back to the EU? Do I have to pay customs or VAT or anything like that?

Thanks

You have to ride it there (it needs to look used). If it looks new you'll pay.

Not sure it is worth. I think it's easier to try a couple of them there and then order them to be shipped to the EU

[tubes]

You can look for Pardus bikes or XDS X-lab for complete bikes

Pardus looks cool. Thanks!

[tubes]

You have to ride it there (it needs to look used). If it looks new you'll pay.

Not sure it is worth. I think it's easier to try a couple of them there and then order them to be shipped to the EU

Yeah it might not be financially the best way but I want a new bike anyway and would love a bike when I am there as well. I talked with Serk and they would ship it back after I leave China. Just costs money ofc.

[Dareios]

For Pardus and Bross, the probably cheapest way to get them is via UAE from https://www.uaecycle.com/collections/roadbike
Otherwise Avenger/Hongfu should also be mentioned. The Avenger Shuttle and the Shuttle SL are sold als complete bikes. The weights on the website should be taken with a grain of salt, according to what they have told me the Ultegra version of the Shuttler is 6.82 kg and the SL 6.7kg. https://avengerbikes.com/collections/carbon-road-bike

There are also some other brands and shops trying to sell you full bikes via aliexpress or alibaba, but with some of them I'd take things with a grain of salt.