MicroDosed™-
I purchased 4 of the Arundel Mandible cages from aliexpress over 1 year ago, and all 4 are still holding up great. The inside of the cages (where the bottle slides into) have all the clear coating / gloss rubbed off because of riding in the rain and having sand dirt and grit on the bottle sanding off the coating... But other than that they all are in good shape. The logos are all there, and very hard to differentiate the real from fake.
They were cheap at the time... I think $18 each with free shipping, so $72 shipped. Compare that to $61 each on wiggle = $244 ... I'd say I got a great deal :)
I think nowadays though, Aliexpress is curbing a lot of the knock offs where they don't allow the sellers to use the name Arundel/Pinarello/3T etc etc... so it's a bit harder to search to find the item.
I've never used DHGate, but you can see the quality of the fake cages. Mine looks exactly like these ones in 3k gloss: http://www.dhgate.com/product/arundel-ultra-light-full-carbon-fiber-mountain/175716781.html#s1-1-1|3808549524
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I have first hand experience with aliexpress knock offs as I purchased a rapha jersey before while purchasing knock off Arundel carbon bottle cages and knock off ass-saver fenders.
It is not comparable at all in any way shape or form.
It may appear to be similar (color and logo placements), but other than that, everything about the jerseys are inferior.
The cut & fit were terribad. The material was generic 'performance' fabric, not that breathable and smelled bad quickly. The seams were not flat lock stitching, itched in weird places.
You get what you pay for. Waste of money and time imo.