![]() That FSA stem is $14.50? The handlebars are maybe $230 here, $70 (or less) there?Īnother small "tell" is that the bolts on the FSA stem should be tapered but they are straight in the pics. Those stems and seatpost are right around $100 here for the real item. The fakes usually don't come in printed boxes or with original documentation either.Ī : Buy Sales promotion 3T Ergosum TEAM full carbon bicycle Handlebar /carbon bike Handlebar /carbon road handlebar 31.8*400/420/440mm from Reliable handlebar suppliers on KevinĪ : Buy FSAK force carbon fibre seatpost MTB Road bicycle seat post 27.2mm/30.8mm/31.6mm from Reliable FSAK seatpost suppliers on Fanjian full carbon fiber bicycles shopĪ : Buy 3T Arx LTD stem Pro full carbon fiber Stem MTB bicycle bike 31.8*80/90/100/110mm from Reliable 3T Arx LTD suppliers on Fanjian full carbon fiber bicycles shopĪ : Buy NEW FSAKForce Compact 3K Carbon Road Bike Bicycle Handlebar 31.8*400/420/440mm from Reliable FSAK Handlebar suppliers on Fanjian full carbon fiber bicycles shopĪ : Buy FSAK package carbon bicycle stem bike stem 31.8*80/90/100/110mm free shipping from Reliable fsaK stem suppliers on Fanjian full carbon fiber bicycles shop If you want to make a warranty claim with FSA you have to have the number off the sticker and they have to validate it. I bought a couple of FSA cranksets (from Nashbar) that have serial number stickers on them and I understand that they are doing that to show that the parts are genuine. He was asking $150, $80 off online new, but he may have gotten them from China for $70. There was an ad in the classifieds here on RBR for FSA bars that looked like they could be fake to me. This stuff shows up a lot second hand also. 3T Rotunda and FSA K-Force bars for $80-$100 while all the reputable online sellers charge $200+. People are buying fakes and not realizing it.Ī lot of this crap is on fleabay. QC of the better companies won't let a piece leave the factory with crooked graphics. Not saying you have a fake but that is one of the signs. One of the "tells" of a fake is that the graphics aren't aligned well. It seems to me that the fakes must be coming from the same factories where the real items are made but naturally I can't say for sure. Those fakes are so good that you often can't see any difference when comparing pictures from their website to those of the originals. Check it out at aliexpress, you'll be amazed. Click to expand.3T and FSA carbon pieces are heavily counterfeited in China. ![]()
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