Thread: What is the major driver of frame cost? R&D or Manufacturing Cost
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Old 10-08-15 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Inpd
So I was looking at this frame Pinarello Dogma 60.1 Frameset. As well as being made of CF it also has some pretty unique properties like being asymmetrical. Surely that must make manufacturing more expensive.
Nope. Cutting one mold costs pretty much the same as another. That is the beauty of CF. Then the technician has to do the layup, different on one side than the other, but so what. He just follows the instructions on the process operation sheet. What difference does it make to him?
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