- Chinese manufacturers often use higher grade carbon fibers: T1100, T1000 vs T800 or T700.
Bike Frames
Benefits of Buying Chinese Bike Frames
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Road bikes are a category of bikes that have their frames designed for long distance trekking. They incorporate robust structures that optimize aerodynamic performance by minimizing air drag, and maximize the distance to be ridden by being lightweight and durable.
Established road bike brands that sponsor high profile racing teams allocate a high R&D budget to improve on their bike frames with extensive testing and insights gained from race trials. While the slight or miniscule gains in aerodynamics and lightweight performance that come with each new generation bike frame are crucial to the professional riders competing at the highest level of the sport, they are negligible to the vast majority of riders. Most of riders will barely or not even notice the incremental gains on everyday rides as we do NOT need to finish a race within a fraction of a second against other riders.
If you are looking to get into bike riding to improve fitness and health, or need a durable and lightweight bike to trek long distances, Chinese bike brands offer the following benefits.
High Performance
With bike designs and materials engineering having reached their maturity peak in recent years, consumers nowadays have access to the vast majority of benefits professional riders rely on when it comes to bike frames on the market. Chinese bike manufacturers have adopted most of the advanced aerodynamic and lightweight designs, and are now even using higher grade carbon fibers (e.g. T-1000 an T-1100) on their bike frames.
Lower Costs
Most Chinese bike brands still do not have presence in high profile race events, the lack of marketing and sponsorship for tournaments allows the company to pass on more savings to the consumers. Riders are able to enjoy high quality bikes with many of the latest features at a fractional cost. A top of the line model from Winspace can be purchased cheaper than an entry or mid grade model from big name brands (the Windspace T1550 sized M is even lighter too at xxx grams).