Orient Express - Cheap Chinese Rims / Wheels / Forks / Frames / Cranks / Etc

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TotalShanner in reply to @tyeness

This same guy also contacted CC, who said these may be CCs own Taiwan-machined arms which failed QC and I presume were knocked together for back-door sales. CC were also unsurprisingly negative about the quality.

Thats interesting. I'd assumed real ee brakes were made in America. The £600 price tag is even more laughable if they are Taiwan sourced.

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gbj_tester in reply to @TotalShanner

I'd assumed real ee brakes were made in America

I think they were 10 years ago, before EE Cycle Works discovered that they couldn't make money from such a product and partnered with the much larger Cane Creek to make and sell their designs.

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TotalShanner in reply to @gbj_tester

Yeah a quick google shows I've been fooled by assembled in America

It makes me wonder about the eewings Ti cranks, I'm guessing they are Taiwan made too. I can't find any mention on manufacturing location for them.

The forks and shocks are stated as being hand-built in North Carolina. Again, I wouldn't be surprised if they are simply assembled in NC with parts sourced from Taiwan or China.
If the crowns, stanchions, damper and lowers were all manufactured in USA then I'd expect the rrp to be significantly more than it is.

edit - this article shows that the fork parts are foreign made and its not that big a secret
https://bikerumor.com/hands-cane-creeks-new-helm-suspension-fork/

but the 'made in usa' tag is still a bit wank

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