Originally Posted by
Xherion
x2. OEM stands for original equipment manufacturer, not knockoff/fake/etc. As stated, OEM parts are just what come pre-installed in a greater "package" (such as a complete bike) or are sold individually through non-mainstream channels, usually without retail packaging.
While you had a valid question, OP, PLEASE stop using OEM to refer to counterfeit products. That's not at all what it means; it's very misleading.
Originally Posted by
deapee
I don't get it...
If a plastic saddle is safe -- why wouldn't a carbon saddle?
You don't see bike frames made out of plastic, therefore one would assume that carbon is stronger.
I remember reading an article about plastic bikes a couple decades ago.
Originally Posted by
Beerope
would this happen?
Is that even a chair he sat on? The stem looks like a music stand.