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How is a carbon fibre road bike made? We went behind the scenes at the massive XDS Bikes factory in China to see how carbon road bikes and gravel bikes are made.
Chinese bicycle manufacturer XDS is stepping out from behind the curtain with X-LAB, a new performance platform that launches with nine bikes across road, gravel, urban, and e-bike categories. And yes, the pricing is going to get people talking….
The Chinese manufacturing giant is finally bringing a US-centric design straight to local dealers. It costs $3,199, but the spec sheet attached to that price tag is going to terrify Western brands.
XDS launches X-LAB with carbon road, gravel, and e-bikes priced $1,500–$3,000 below competitors. Vertical integration cuts costs — but resale and support are unknowns.
This is my experience with XDS X-LAB AD9 there flagship Aero racing bike, The bike has performed above my expectations from a new bike coming into the industry with a lot to prove competing against the elite of the western brands on the biggest stage of road cycling. I must say they have a ton of experience making carbon frames and wheels for other companies out there, ones that you may already be riding so the company decided to make...
we borrowed the new XDS X-LAB gravel bike... fair play XDS.
How is a carbon fibre road bike made? We went behind the scenes at the massive XDS Bikes factory in China to see how carbon road bikes and gravel bikes are made.
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New in the pro peloton this year, Alex Dowsett takes a close look at the X-Lab AD9 aero road bike being ridden by XDS Astana Team. Dowsett, who is a performance engineer for the team, says the bike is 'a step up' from what they have ridden previously.