There was another thread on here in the road bike forum. I'll see if I can find it. I have heard that if you buy from a reputable company, you can save a good deal of $$$ if you are willing to wait for shiping. The cliff notes of the thread was that the wheels were decent quality but the bonding agents used in the construction weren't as good as name brands, but that is pretty hard to determine and quanitify. One person had seen a set of full-carbon clincher 700c road wheels come apart on a long downhill from brake heating. We wouldn't have to worry about that using discs.
And to all those that saycarbon isn't strong enough for mountain use, I must disagree. If carbon layups are used from F1 racing to helicopter blades, I am pretty sure the technology has come far enough to support you 200 pounds rolling along a rocky trail.
manufacture in china based on poor workers rights, no enviromental controls, evil govt...etc nuff reason for me Yeah Peaty rocks and he is not from china
I think you would find it difficult to find a bike without at least some of the components made in China. Maybe if you had a one-off something custom, but for 99% of all the bikes out there, there are components that are made in the far east (china, taiwan....)
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