Bought fake bike
10-31-20, 10:57 AM
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Bought fake bike
Need help identifying my fake ass bike i bought like a dumbass it might not be fake but i dunno smh
The geometry seems unique??
The geometry seems unique??
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10-31-20, 11:02 AM
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Man im a starving cyclist i work hard for my money I already know the forks are fake the yuckin stickers dnt match up. I should have been more vigorous in my buying practices. If indeed it is fake somebody worked yucking hard on the deception. I just hope they use they money well if it is a fraud. Blessings to you
NO SERIAL NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM how would i go about identifying what the heck i got
NO SERIAL NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM how would i go about identifying what the heck i got
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10-31-20, 11:07 AM
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Not fake
https://www.wilier-usa.com/
https://www.wilier-usa.com/
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10-31-20, 11:35 AM
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What seems fake about it?
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10-31-20, 11:47 AM
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No serial number. Yep. Go search the web. Willier has a lot of info on fakes. Send them a pic if you want to know for sure.
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10-31-20, 12:50 PM
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The fork scares me why paint why mismatch stickers why paint a wilier anyways now that i think about it the artist did a damn good job if it is fake. But hear me out man im really a starving cyclist in every sense of the word. I been eating pinto beans for past 4weeks trying to upgrade so i sold my trek 1200 and badly wanted 10speed cassette I drove 8hrs round trip for this bike and truth be told it rides like a dream compared to the trek1200 im just curious as to what the hell this bike is. Not to mention ive been stopped before by the police and asked to show bike serial number
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10-31-20, 02:27 PM
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Getting a strong paranoid vibe from this thread. Buyer's remorse, I guess.
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10-31-20, 02:38 PM
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Why 88?
10-31-20, 02:46 PM
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10-31-20, 03:51 PM
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How much does it weigh, give or take? If it is in within range of a lightweight road bike I'd have to ask why anybody would put Wilier stickers on it if it weren't just that. The one thing I'm suspicious of is the Bontrager wheels. That's a Trek brand. That doesn't mean they're bad though. For $550 it's an OK bike.
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10-31-20, 05:04 PM
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I don’t understand the LMAO comment, but in this Covid era, when even used bike prices are through the roof, $550.00 is not bad (assuming the bike’s frame and components are OK).
10-31-20, 05:14 PM
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The main issue is the integrity of the frame. It could be just a cheaper import, and still be a good frame, or it could be junk and end up cracking.
With a fake, there is no way to know. I think with a sale price of $550, maybe $500 without gas, how much lower can someone build that bike and still get a bike that you would feel safe riding? How fast are you willing to go on that bike?
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With a fake, there is no way to know. I think with a sale price of $550, maybe $500 without gas, how much lower can someone build that bike and still get a bike that you would feel safe riding? How fast are you willing to go on that bike?
John
10-31-20, 05:29 PM
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10-31-20, 05:33 PM
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And here I thought he was just a pianist.....
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