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

Won't have the cash until start of next month but I am keen. If you can't hold out until then so be it.

hang on, it works in that I can see it, not in that I'm blindly committing to things. thinking must be done.

So thats $180 for a single rim incl the P&P charge then dammit?

I assumed Dammit was asking if the quotes were ok. Is that right? Does it include postage?

I was just trying to establish if you could see the spreadsheet- I think that cost for a single rim is too high, for example.

If we are ok with the product then I can negotiate with Mae, for example trying to get that rim put in someone elses wheelbox.

I'm a bit dismayed at how much my two wheelsets would be- good bye CX-Rays I think, as I certainly cannot afford both of those!

More expensive than last time? If you can get the price down awesome, but I could live with about $400.

I was just trying to establish if you could see the spreadsheet- I think that cost for a single rim is too high, for example.

If we are ok with the product then I can negotiate with Mae, for example trying to get that rim put in someone elses wheelbox.

I did wonder, since 180 is a bit steep. If that is infact the price then i guess im out.

I need to establish if $70 of that is postage Rosmal, I will update this thread as I get information back.

Alright cheers

Go on, someone bite the bullet and get one of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carbon-integrated-Track-frame-Carbon-fixed-gear-frameset-front-fork-51-5cm-/220987838763?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3373e6d12b

I do think those are extremely ugly.

Horrendous on the street but somehow appealing for the track.

Link?

How much are their spokz?

Never mind. Found the prices online.

plastic fantastic, say if you bent the mech hangar on a crash, i reck'n you'd have a tough job trying to get a new one, unless they are the same as another company thats made in the same factory, just painted and branded ...

So i was browsing aliexpress and fell across this

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/558787912-NEW-2010-MONGOOSE-BOOT-R-TEAM-DOWNHILL-MOUNTAIN-BIKE-S-wholesalers.html

$660 in todays money equates to £408~

Are they telling me that if i paid that amount of money i'd get that exact bike? that can't be right

Any update Dammit?

Via Alibaba.

Retail

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/558386354-New-Arrival-Full-Carbon-Tubular-Disc-Wheel-for-Track-Triathlon-bike-disc-wheels-wholesalers.html

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/558787912-NEW-2010-MONGOOSE-BOOT-R-TEAM-DOWNHILL-MOUNTAIN-BIKE-S-wholesalers.html

Are they telling me that if i paid that amount of money i'd get that exact bike? that can't be right

Item specifics say the weight of the bike is 7kg and the frame & fork material are carbon. It's a DH bike - that can't be right. Buyer beware.

Any update Dammit?

Yep, I got some pricing back, let me see if I can paste it into a post without the formatting going to shit.

Person Rim Spokes Hubs Drilling Wheelset Price
Tatty Viking FSC-50T Sapim Race/pillar1432 Novatec track 20/24 Yes US$408
6pt FSC-50T Sapim Race/pillar1432 Novatec track 20/24 Yes US$408
Dammit FSC-50CM Sapim CX-Ray Novatec track 20/24 Yes US$553
Dammit FSC29-C Sapim CX-Ray Novatec D711/D712 black Yes US$595
Object FSL20-T X2 18/24 Yes US$130
Object FSC50-TP Sapim CX-Ray Novatec Campag 20/24 No US$548
Rosmal FSL50-CM X1 24 No US$180
Hugo7 FSC38-CM Sapim CX-Ray Bitex shimano 20/24 - Yes US$532
Hugo7 FSW38-C X 2 - - 20/28 No US$172
hugo7 FSP50-C X 2 - - 16/28 No US$184

Great success!*

$75 postage on top of those prices- Rosmal, I'm fairly sure she has quoted for a pair of rims, I have asked her to clarify.

*I'm aware it's a mess, I'll sort it in a bit.

Item specifics say the weight of the bike is 7kg and the frame & fork material are carbon. It's a DH bike - that can't be right. Buyer beware.

All the whole bike offers are scam. There's a Colnago Pista lo-pro for $800.