I had a Pole Machine, and from there, got warrantied. Currently waiting on a Stamina to arrive.
With regards to bikes such as Pole's CNC frames being made in different parts of the world - personally, I still see that as being possible. Having said that, I think it's a ways down the road.
Some of it is actually figuring out the designs / manufacturing to a point where there is high enough confidence for the design in the first place.
From there, it's finding a business case, and going through the zillions of issues it would take to source another CNC shop that could consistently pull off what they're trying to do. It's not impossible, but not easy.
Imagine the glorious day, where we will all have our neighbourhood CNC / fab machines. We see something we like on the internet, purchase the design files, it gets sent to the local shop, and we walk down the street and pick up our new bike at the end of the week. Sounds crazy - but the fax machine was pretty nutty when it came out too.
Jan. 5, 2021, 9:22 p.m. - jaydubmah
I had a Pole Machine, and from there, got warrantied. Currently waiting on a Stamina to arrive. With regards to bikes such as Pole's CNC frames being made in different parts of the world - personally, I still see that as being possible. Having said that, I think it's a ways down the road. Some of it is actually figuring out the designs / manufacturing to a point where there is high enough confidence for the design in the first place. From there, it's finding a business case, and going through the zillions of issues it would take to source another CNC shop that could consistently pull off what they're trying to do. It's not impossible, but not easy. Imagine the glorious day, where we will all have our neighbourhood CNC / fab machines. We see something we like on the internet, purchase the design files, it gets sent to the local shop, and we walk down the street and pick up our new bike at the end of the week. Sounds crazy - but the fax machine was pretty nutty when it came out too.