Originally Posted by
Scooty Puff Jr
That doesn’t matter, the Trek FXS6 frame is made in Taiwan in the Giant shop, but it’s made with Treks specs and materials that Trek finds will be much more quality than a typical “Giant” bike. Most bike frames are made in the same factory, but it doesn’t mean they’re “the same”. Every bike frame is made by different specs and quality depending on the brand.
A good example is that many Toyota, Nissan and GM parts are made by the the same manufacturer, but they are made to the specs that they want. GM may want to use cheap metal and cheap die cast, but Toyota may want better metal and metal better casts for their parts.
We'll have to disagree on this point.
Absolutely true that whoever is making Trek's carbon frames in Taiwan is making them to Trek's design, and Trek's specifications. However, there is no evidence at all that Giant's 'Giant' branded frames are, at a given price point in the market, of inferior quality to those they make for, e.g., Trek, or indeed to those of any other manufacturer. Different, yes; inferior, no. The current Giant Comax and Trek FXS6 framesets are clearly very different in design. I wouldn't want the former (geometry; appearance) and would definitely prefer the latter were I choosing between the two, no question. But that is not because one is intrinsically better than the other as far as quality is concerned.