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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: ausmtb8989 on January 20, 2025, 09:47:20 AM
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https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-pro-pelotons-newest-bike-the-chinese-x-lab-ad9-ridden-by-xds-astana/
I am kind of liking this frameset and seems like a good alternative to the big brands.
Wondering who is the OEM for this frame ? Is there a similar "chiner" version available? :)
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Is this your first time hearing of this? XDS is one of, if not the biggest carbon frame manufacturers. They are the oem for many big western brands. There will be no shitty chiner version. It's also not likely to retail outside of asia
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Is this your first time hearing of this? XDS is one of, if not the biggest carbon frame manufacturers. They are the oem for many big western brands. There will be no shitty chiner version. It's also not likely to retail outside of asia
Is this condescension necessary? I also hadn't known about XDS until recently. Im sure there was a point in time where you didn't know about them either.
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When you could learn everything in 5 mins with a google search but post a question on a forum cause you couldn't be bothered, I don't really feel much simpathy
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When you could learn everything in 5 mins with a google search but post a question on a forum cause you couldn't be bothered, I don't really feel much simpathy
Username checks out. LOL
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When you could learn everything in 5 mins with a google search but post a question on a forum cause you couldn't be bothered, I don't really feel much simpathy
The problem is you are just too smart for this forum... you should go somewhere where everyone already knows everything and nobody asks questions.
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In other words, no one was asking for sympathy, just regular human decency.
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i get really annoyed on instagram when the platform enforces a "if you disagree just shut up" policy.
But here, I agree, there's no reason to be a dick, and the question of the OP is completely valid. Also, XDS virtually gets zero mention on this forum.
The frame looks cool. The fork to frame meeting point with the horizontal thingy, looks like the frame from Rose that I like, and the Speeder 55 is similar. The head tube looks a tiny bit like Spec's speed sniffer. The skinny top tube you see on latest generations of bikes, like Factor & many more.
Basically, it looks like the aero frame version of the Speeder 55, and therefore, i like it!
If anyone finds something similar, i think it will sell very well. Unsure about tyre clearance though. The fact the article doesn't mention the tyre width in the article doesnt reflect well on the competence of the journalist...
Also, note that the side of the down tube facing the wind isn't shaped like a school bus...
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XDS is big OEM in China and they have they own bike shops. You can check China Cycling YT, where he made a quick check of their X-LAB bike.
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I have been frequenting forums and buying Chinese products for over 10 years but the XDS brand is the first time I have heard of it.
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I have been frequenting forums and buying Chinese products for over 10 years but the XDS brand is the first time I have heard of it.
Yep same almost. Built my first Chinese roadie FM066-SL like eons ago, and never heard of XDS till the recent China Cycling vid that peaked my interest, hence the ask. Some people need to get over themselves.