The quality of the frames are different but the total package is on the shop floor is completely different leagues. No one seriously familiar with the bike industry will claim a Motobecane is the same final product as a Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz bikes, which are high quality, are also made by Kinesis (at one time in Portland but Santa Cruz frames are made overseas now). If that price doesn't allow higher end material or sufficient QC it's no sweat off the OEM's nose since it's not their name on the warranty. The contracting company has a target price, performance, quality specification. An OEM will make as good or poor of a bike as they are paid to do. AFAIK Motobecane bikes are made by Kinesis in Taiwan.Ĭoming from the same factory does *not* mean it is automatically the same bike. A majority stake of Specialized is owned by Merida in Taiwan, which one of the larger OEM for other brands along with Kinesis, Giant, Ideal, etc. So part of the saving comes from distribution (or lack there-of to local shops) and being a house brand they skip at least one level of markup.Īlso, the fact is there aren't actually that many factories in Asia that make most bike frames and some components. One thing to know is the brand Motobecane is owned by (along with Mercier, another famous French cycling brand). You are paying for a name so you can get good deals by not buying from the major brands. There is truth in seeing past the name on the downtube.
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