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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: BepoStambuk on June 22, 2026, 08:53:07 AM
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Hello,
I'm searching for a reputable seller who sells a good quality replica frames, to be specific, i'm interested in Pinarello Dogma F or Colnago Y1RS. Anyone has any experiences or maybe tips for me? Thanks!
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Reputable counterfeit sellers are not really a thing. There are certainly sellers you can buy from, I believe yoho bike has a y1rs but there's no secret place selling high quality "replica" frames with great QC. If your looking to buy from any company (not just bike companies) selling counterfeits, you're going to need to proceed with caution.
The highest quality D2C frames from China tend to come from OEM manufacturers who are producing their own lines of frames.
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I just got a Dogma F from Yohobike and it's a rather mixed experience.
The bottom bracket alignment is actually the best I've ever seen, absolutely perfect. The carbon on the inside looks very clean, everything fits. The paintjob is also very good, I got Luxterblue (of course without any decals). The brake mounts where well prepared and fitting. Only negative I found on the frame itself is the holes for the screws of the seatpost clamping, which aren't perfectly round. On a real frame for that price I would probably mind that, but in the end it's a minor aesthetic issue you don't see easily.
Unfortunately I got more issues with the barstem. The markings for the levers are 1cm up on one side. And worse the screwports for the computer mount broke lose after a few rides. Mistakes by me might have contibuted, but still. It seems I could fix it by putting in new rivet nuts, but I'll have to see. Of course at the pricepoint of these I fear redoing all the cables more than ordering a new one...
Dealing with Yoho was also somewhat strange. Most things I tried to deal out with the seller went unrecognized, so forget about special wishes. At first they also wanted to send me a frame with decals, saying the painter accidentially put them on. I refused and gave them a few more days on Ali so it worked in the end.
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Hello,
I'm searching for a reputable seller who sells a good quality replica frames, to be specific, i'm interested in Pinarello Dogma F or Colnago Y1RS. Anyone has any experiences or maybe tips for me? Thanks!
It's illegal.
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Yohobike has been shutdown. Last time all their sellers (Lily and Tom) were online, it was a week ago. Apparently, after TaiwenEisen got caught almost a year ago, Yohobike encountered the same faith.
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Unfortunately, no seller, store, or factory is 100% reliable, whether for replicas or original framesets. Even original framesets can come with defects or develop problems over time. For example, I bought an Ostro Vam replica from a reputable seller, and the frameset had an almost unbelievable problem: the factory forgot to sand the inside of the seat tube. As a result, when I tried to install the seatpost, it got stuck. It was very difficult to remove, and the seat tube cracked due to the pressure exerted on the seatpost to remove it.
A friend of mine bought a Canyon frameset in 2020 from the same seller, manufactured in the same factory, and he continues to use it normally to this day without problems.
Conclusion: what matters is researching the reputation of sellers to REDUCE the likelihood of problems, but there will always be the possibility of issues occurring. No manufactured product is completely free from manufacturing defects, whether replicas or originals.
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The best place to buy a replica is in your head. Keep it there and don't let it become a reality.
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In your head, in your head, they are cryin'
What's in your head, in your head?
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie
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In your head, in your head, they are cryin'
What's in your head, in your head?
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie
Thanks for you inspiration sir:
Another frame cracks slowly
Rider’s pride is shaken
And the bargain caused such silence
What deal were you taking?
But you see, it’s not real, it’s not from Italy
In your shed, in your shed, decals fading
With the fake paint and the blobs
And the missed carbon jobs
In your shed, in your shed, it’s degrading
In your shed, in your shed
Chinarello, Chinarello, fake-ie-ie
What’s in your head, in your head?
Chinarello, Chinarello, fake-ie-ie-ie, oh
Doo, doo, doo-doo, doo
Check the steerer too-too, too
Doo, doo, doo-doo, doo
Hope you’ve dental insurance too
Another fork is flexing
Clearcoat peeling over
When the head tube starts protesting
You know the dream is over
It’s the same old scheme, “UCI approved” it seems
In your head, in your head, you were flying
With the fake tags and the marks
And the bargain-market sparks
In your head, in your head, you were buying
In your head, in your head
Chinarello, Chinarello, fake-ie-ie
What’s in your head, in your head?
Chinarello, Chinarello, fake-ie-ie-ie
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Bad paint, bad lay-up, no QC
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Fake decals won’t save your teeth
Another listing’s calling
“Same factory,” they’re claiming
But the carbon’s sub-standard
And the seller keeps disclaiming
Not the same old frame, just a copied famous name
In your head, in your head, you were dreaming
With the fake gloss and the lies
And the customs surprise
In your head, in your head, it was screaming
In your shed, in your shed
Chinarello, Chinarello, fake-ie-ie
What’s in your head, in your head?
Chinarello, Chinarello, fake-ie-ie-ie
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Buy it cheap, crash expensively
Eh-eh, oh, ya-ya
Ride the real thing, keep your jaw in one piece
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First of all, I do not recommend buying replica frames. The word replica it just a nicer wording that counterfeit and that's illegal.
If you do want to proceed, first have a look at frames that have a similar look, are inspired by frame x, or y .
Iif you think you still prefer the illegal copy of your dream frame, buy it through a platform where you have a certain buyers protection like aliexpress.
Concerning quality: there is no single vendor of those replica frames that can guarantee a decent quality, that's simply not their objective.
So once you bought it, you either will be satisfied (great for you) or it will be a miss. In that last case, accept your losses (hoppefully no phyical losses) and move on.
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Yohobike has been shutdown. Last time all their sellers (Lily and Tom) were online, it was a week ago. Apparently, after TaiwenEisen got caught almost a year ago, Yohobike encountered the same faith.
How do you know for sure? Maybe they're just enjoying holiday ;D
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Does anyone know where I can get best quality clone SL9 with life time warranty from trusted seller. ;D
I also want a clone that is made in Taiwan as I see some are made there and has same quality with good QC as SL9 and stiffness the same .
My budget is f@ck all $0usd so if you can help let message me! ;D ;D
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Does anyone know where I can get best quality clone SL9 with life time warranty from trusted seller. ;D
I also want a clone that is made in Taiwan as I see some are made there and has same quality with good QC as SL9 and stiffness the same .
My budget is f@ck all $0usd so if you can help let message me! ;D ;D
Buying an SL9 clone is smarter than wasting your money on the real one. But sure enough there will be suckers eating up the marketing for no gain over the SL8 or SL7. But hey, at least it says S-Works so you can show off that you have money to burn.
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Only if you pay full price.
My genuine SL9 for me personally will cost less than a copy
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How do you know for sure? Maybe they're just enjoying holiday ;D
When you are offline for over 1 month, it's never a good news. I don't think Chinese people have 4 consecutive weeks of holiday lol.