>>1024455Here. Take a look at the parts in the red boxes. Normally signs of lower-quality bikes.
1. Dropouts: See how the rear dropout isn't flush with the chainstays and seatstays? The edge that sticks out on both sides? With so little attention to detail I can safely say that the dropouts will be stamped steel that are fit loosely into slots, and then the gaps filled with weld. Also look at the angle that rear dropout approaches the seat stay (marked with red lines); the dropouts were clearly designed to have the seatstays approach at a shallower angle but instead of getting a different dropout, they just bodged it in and didn't sweat it. Not so good.
2. Seatpost: I've worked with this exact type of seatpost before and it's p. garbage. The seatpost says "micro adjust alloy" but I flat out don't believe it. Even if the post itself is aluminum, then at least the clamp that holds the seat in place is a loop of steel that I'm very familiar with working on vintage bikes, and is a legacy part with little granularity in seat adjustment. It also isn't integrated to the seatpost so it can fall right the fuck off when loosened. Not good.
3. Pedals: This type is real common on cheap bikes and %90 of the time made of plastic. I'm frustrated, though, because I can't tell from these pictures and the material isn't listed. Regardless this is supposed to be a track bike but there are no toe straps of any kind to hold your feet down (And there is not even a fixed gear included with the bike!!).
I also want to bitch about the frame and fork because carbon is traditionally used just for how much lighter it is, but there is no way in hell that the weight savings will make up for the rest of the bike. If the rest of the frame is going to be 4130 steel, then the fork should really be too. That frame will be durable as hell but the fork won't stand up to half as much, so...I don't get the fucking point.
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