Originally Posted by
bmontgomery87
That makes sense.
So in some of those instances I suppose the frame quality could be very close to the "good" brands, it's just more of an ethics issue as to why you would chose to not deal with those companies? (Totally agree in that case.)
Ethics do come into play but when talking about the frames themselves, even if the same tubing and construction methods are being used, that doesn't necessarily mean the off-brand company will employ the same QC standards and warranty against defects as a company like Leader.
As a sidenote, I recently had a customer's Aventon come into the shop with rear dropouts spaced at 128mm.