New carbon bikes into UK

Personal preference is to run on the flat in 2rd - 4th cog from smallest to reduce cog wear; and yes, I occasionally go downhill at more than 33mph.

33mph off road on a gravel bike, not even @skinny can do that and he race gravel.

Its worth considering that people here will never be your demographic and know nothing about the general public and what they like hence any research here will be useless.

My experience on brakes is mostly from motorsport but yes, have no intention of providing spongy brakes. Feel free to DM if you wish to chat further.

You kinda provide spongy brakes with that set-up.

You don't need me to DM you to chat further, you can easily do some research yourself, for example;

https://www.cxmagazine.com/mechanical-monday-upgrade-compressionless-brake-housing

If you wish to have advice and help, I'll happy offer a fixed rate for this.

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I’m not knocking the idea of good value bikes indeed I think most bike and component manufacturers are taking the piss on prices.
I think you have to sell one hell of a dream when you are up against PX/Dolan/Pinnacle/Ribble/Decathlon/Genesis (?)/Vitus and higher spec Boardman.

If you wish to have advice and help, I'll happy offer a fixed rate for this.

Would rep :D

I'm not sure "being in stock" is a particularly great long term strategy. It may get you some sales this year, maybe next, but you'll something else for when shops are able to get Giant/Specialized back in stock over here.
That photo of your bike, is that the finished product? You not doing any paint or even decals? The tiny one on the side of the head tube doesn't count. We know all mass produced carbon bikes come out of Taiwan, but at the moment it looks very direct-from-china. In fact some of the bikes that come straight from the factories look better in that they have paint and branding

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002132737860.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002175509418.html

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I believe the biggest trick you're missing is not going for an alu frames.

Why would I want to go for that frameset over a Boardman ADV 8.9 that have full hydraulic brakes and Shimano components for only £1100?

Genuine question and the answer cannot be "cause it's carbon".

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Or a Ribble CGR AL with 105 hydro for £1399
Or a Ribble CGR725 105 hydro for £1699

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I think dibble is a ribble sock puppet

Dibble is actually puppeting lavita, thread was a ploy to get us to look at ribble

Dm me to discuss further

One of our Q factors is current UK stock (and UK support) so our customers can actually ride this summer.

Is this a troll

Edit: forgot to refresh page. This has been covered. Carry on.

Dm me to discuss further

at what fixed rate?

Ha! Shows what you lot know about my cheap bike preferences

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a set of bikepacking handlebars per hour

dm to discuss further

PlanetX Hurricane Sram rival hydro can squeeze in 35mm tyres, 9kg. Has mudguard and rack mounts.
£1700
Only 50x11 but working on my cadence.

Look at the fucking state of that pedals bolt, like can you not?

YOMP x LaVita bobble hat, when please?

It was a bit of grease you drama queen call yourself a professional.
You could at least appreciate the effort I took to line up the 787 Vitus and the Shorter to stop you all ostracising me for buying a PX

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I really want a Twitter bike now.

I think this is analogous to Hunt wheels, right?
You’re selling a generic product that’s available cheaper direct from China (ie Kinlin Rims and Novatec hubs), relying on customers not wanting to source the individual parts themselves and wanting a UK warranty (which I think is very reasonable!) while carefully cutting some corners to actually create a profit margin (in the Hunt analogy, this is the cheap Pillar spokes and unbranded bearings, in your case it’s the Sensah groupset and cable discs)

IMO the key reason Hunt have succeeded is because they went big on the slick marketing and priced themselves barely above what you could get build yourself.

Even better value if you buy with that Sensah groupset and direct/Alibaba

"One of our Q factors is current UK stock (and UK support) so our customers can actually ride this summer."

Think youve misunderstood qfactor....