Most of the Specialized bikes are made in Taiwan and China, while their headquarter in USA is focused on R&D, testing and so on. There is nothing wrong about the fact that most of the top brands (like Trek, Specialized, Giant, and so on) are made in China.
The reality why people don’t trust “General” brands made in China, is that without proper test and QC, they could sell at an unbelievable low price without a quality guarantee.
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Very helpful guide. Could you talk more about Chinese carbon bike factories?
Actually over 90% of carbon bikes are produced in China. The only issue is that, these OEM carbon bike manufacturers in China need to improve the quality control standard, especially with details like painting job, carbon finish, mold accuracy and so on.
Thank you, Robinson, for your opinion, yes the main problem from Chinese factories are the quality control standard. And also that’s the main factor between big brands and tiny ones. With over 8 years experiences on carbon bike manufacturing, we are always producing under the standard of EN and UCI (even we don’t apply for UCI certificate), and we offer 2 years warranty.
The quality will tell the truth and that’s what we are focusing on.
Quite a good guide. I like the way Rinasclta shows in the post, that even as a manufacturer, they stand in neutral position and share us these tips from the angle of factory.
Thank you, Ellen. We always try to deliver good quality to our clients and at the same time we improve our quality control consistently.
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carbon bikes are produced in China. The only issue is that these OEM carbon bike manufacturers in China need to improve the quality control standard, especially with details like painting job, carbon finish, mold accuracy, and so on.