Originally Posted by
Brian
At Interbike 2008, I talked to a guy who had his product and brochures out on display on Wednesday. By lunchtime Thursday, one of the Chinese vendors was offering the same item in a full color brochure. They had the balls to scan his images for their brochure.
D*amn! Yeah, that takes balls.
Further, these companies make "private label" gear. Basically, ADD-YOUR-COMPANY-NAME-HERE product lineups.
For example: The EDge and Siegler track bikes are of the same mold. They may use different carbon layups, but it's the same mold.
Also, I *think* the same goes for Dolan and Teschner high-end bikes ($3,000 frame/fork). I can't recall which models were identical. Also the new Fuji Track Elite and Dolan Forza share parts of the same mold, too. One licenses to the other.
http://www.velodromeshop.org.uk/prod...010-703-0.html
http://www.velodromeshop.org.uk/prod...rza-758-0.html