Carbon Fiber Tour de France Bikes Are Surprisingly Easy to Counterfeit
The rise of carbon copy fiber technology brought lighter bikes , loyal speeds , and innovative aerodynamics to the world of cycling . But an unexpected side effect is starting to scotch the world ’s top bike builders . Taiwanese factoriesare counterfeit their productsand selling them for a fraction of the price . It ’s grievous , too . As part of this year ’s Tour de France coverage , The New York Timesreports on a microphone boom in the carbon vulcanized fiber bike counterfeiting market place ....