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Your Santa Cruz bike is really a Giant
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colintrav
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PostPosted Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:54 amReply with quote    
Naveed wrote:
I just read that Santa Cruz frames are contracted out to Giant Bicycles who make their frames. I found this out on the mba action website. I was quite surprised but at the same time pleased because Giant make some of the best aluminium frames in the business. I'm aware that Santa Cruz have another manufacturer who makes their carbon frames.

I don't know if they use their alux aluminium technology to make the frames but at least it's bound to be top quality. The whole thing did make me think; you can buy a Giant Anthem frameset or a Trance frameset for under a grand, whereas the Santa Cruz frames will cost the best part of £1700.

To me it highlights the imaging of SC bikes and what people are prepared to pay to have the right look.

At the end of the day you're riding a Giant bike...


All they are doing is what some car companies do ...

Cutting corners , saving time and cost's overheads

It's the same getting the Chinese to make yer toy cars , Clothes , trainers , shoes cos they don;t wanna pay some western worker a Better wage .. when they can make more profit from out sourcing the job ..
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PostPosted Sun Nov 8, 2009 7:43 pmReply with quote    
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Lets hope Giant dont have the same problems with Bearings as Santa Cruz which are bloody crap IMO.



thats why they come with lifetime warenty so they can't be that crap,,,

i had no trouble with mine in 2 years....

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PostPosted Sun Nov 8, 2009 7:45 pmReply with quote    
and most Carbon frames are made by?

Panasonic.

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PostPosted Sun Nov 8, 2009 7:47 pmReply with quote    
nicklouse wrote:
and most Carbon frames are made by?

Panasonic.

for real? Shocked

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PostPosted Sun Nov 8, 2009 7:58 pmReply with quote    
well a lot of Road frames are.

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