I saw this Trigon all carbon cyclocross frame hanging on a tent at the recent Pilarcitos night race in Brisbane, CA. See pictures here. I had never heard of the company before so I checked it out on the web. They're straight out of Taiwan, R.O.C. and someone in the SF Bay Area must be importing them. Check out their 'Copmany Profile' here. It looks like they've got a variety of frames including some carbon/aluminum bonded models as well as carbon cyclocross forks with disc brake mounts. They also appear to make a hardtail carbon/aluminum 26" MTB with a rigid carbon fork. I'm thinking that can't be too popular, at least in this country.
Anyway, if someone knows more, post a comment.
Anyway, if someone knows more, post a comment.
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Question: Is it legal to run disc brakes in a cyclocross race?
Answer: It is illegal to run disc brakes in a UCI sanctioned cyclocross race, and I think a USA National Championship race.
Therefore, it is legal for me to run disc brakes as I will not race in either.
I had an 05 Marin Stelvio, was a trigon-made frame.
A lot of Taiwanese companies who make branded bikes are probably figuring out they can cut out the middle man these days with the power of the web for advertising.
I live in Taiwan so I'm familiar with Trigon and ride a Trigon compact road bike and TT bike. I have also visited the factory after making contact with the owner. They do a ton of OEM for major brands and their factory is impressive, to say the least. But for the products made there it looks almost like a dust-free semiconductor fab.
You're right that a US dealer has begun selling products under their brand name; they're cautiously putting their toes in the water under their own brand, but have been manufacturing for 20 years.
I'd like to know who's making what for whom. For example, I've got an Al Scattante frame that is horribly thought out and know a guy with an Al Access MTB frame that looks great. Both are made in Taiwan and sold through Performance, but because Performance employees know very little about the products they sell, it would be nice to know who made the underlying stuff. Giving me some information about quality. I'd rather just buy from the factory and use their reputation to make my decision.
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