Global-flat.com Board
English => Flatland Media => Topic started by: Mr News Bot on May 04, 2014, 10:16:33 PM
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Dub posted this promo for a new Far East Cycles flatland frame called Turbo. You can find the specs below and in the parts section as well as their previous frame.
Specs:
1588 g = 3.50 lbs
Top Tube: 18.8"
Chainstay: 12.6"
Head Tube Angle: 74°
Seat Tube Angle: 69°
100% Chromo
(http://www.global-flat.com/upload/media/Vimeo_93865256.jpg)
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What is a china bb?
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never heard of that before..
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i think its the size to fit euro bearing some how
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wow that was an amazing link
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woOw... cheap, coming with bearings & clamp, and still crazy light too
http://flatlandfuel.com/fareastcyclesturboframe.aspx (http://flatlandfuel.com/fareastcyclesturboframe.aspx)
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Well priced i would say. hope he sells a heap for his efforts.
Is there really only on size toptube?
Not that it matters that much to myself
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i think the prices on tao bao are even lower... not too sure if its the exactly same model though- all diamond, low slung frames look the same to me.
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all right, found it- its going for rmb ¥ 1250 w/o shipping, which is around $266 Singapore dollars, which is about $198 usd...
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.0.0.MaWt9J&id=39265709144&ns=1&abbucket=9#detail (http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.0.0.MaWt9J&id=39265709144&ns=1&abbucket=9#detail)
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Is the production model different from the stock photos used in the advertising of this frame?
I have noticed that the seat tube is longer on the released model, it also uses a separate seat clamp etc ....
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i see... video image has the post clamp.
Flatland fuels image does not. ?
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all right, found it- its going for rmb ¥ 1250 w/o shipping, which is around $266 Singapore dollars, which is about $198 usd...
[url]http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.0.0.MaWt9J&id=39265709144&ns=1&abbucket=9#detail[/url] ([url]http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.0.0.MaWt9J&id=39265709144&ns=1&abbucket=9#detail[/url])
$198 USD in China without shipping. Add the export/import, customs, etc., to the price and you get the $239 that Flatlandfuel is selling for. Plus, the last I remember, Taobao doesn't ship outside of China?
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http://fareastbike.com/20.html (http://fareastbike.com/20.html)
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all right, found it- its going for rmb ¥ 1250 w/o shipping, which is around $266 Singapore dollars, which is about $198 usd...
[url]http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.0.0.MaWt9J&id=39265709144&ns=1&abbucket=9#detail[/url] ([url]http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.0.0.MaWt9J&id=39265709144&ns=1&abbucket=9#detail[/url])
$198 USD in China without shipping. Add the export/import, customs, etc., to the price and you get the $239 that Flatlandfuel is selling for. Plus, the last I remember, Taobao doesn't ship outside of China?
that's from the perspective of an American buying in America, i'm talking international riders buying direct from china...
you are right, Tao bao doesn't sell outside china, but there are purchasing agents/ intermediaries that do the buying for you and re-shiping the item internationally.
for international buyers, purchasing a frame, fork n bar combo from flatlandfuel usually set us back by 100 usd++ for air freight, excluding taxes, credit card exchange rate levies and such.
i'm pretty certain i can get the frame for around $250+ usd by sea freight to Singapore versus $339++ from flatlandfuel to Singapore. and as the Singaporean dollar is stronger against the Chinese ren mi bi, it makes more sense to order china/ Taiwanese made products direct from Tao bao.
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@byke: i think that's another company... try www.FarEast-Cycles.com (http://www.FarEast-Cycles.com) instead?
i think the frames sold @ flatland fuel might be from the complete bicycle range:
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-5254952391.25.TXB7dX&id=26568864070 (http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-5254952391.25.TXB7dX&id=26568864070)
which, according to this sale site, is the 2012 frame.
Fec has two aftermarket, full chromoly frame on taobao at the moment-
the turbo signature frame:
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-5254952391.31.PABeod&id=36842757603 (http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-5254952391.31.PABeod&id=36842757603)
the 2nd model:
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-5254952391.46.PABeod&id=26846188748 (http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-5254952391.46.PABeod&id=26846188748)
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the pic of the frame on flatlandfuel and the frames on the pics of the completes on taobao are not the same ; the frames on the completes show more sloping than the frame on flatlandfuel
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i think i mentioned in a the previous post: all diamond frames look the same to me... if any mistake is made, its totally unintentional, due to my "blindness" towards diamond frames...;-) that said, the slope on the toptube of a frame vs a frame that has been assembled could vary... just saying...
where is Dub or Patrick Schoolen to clarify this matter?
more interested in the FEC 2014 freecoaster actually.
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