In the past some Asian companies sometimes looked at a major brand or product and were ‘Inspired’ to make their own “Cheap Original and PrettY’ alternative. Some companies still practice this (and if you buy their product your only fooling yourself).

However most companies now have the skill and quality to design and make their own premium bike parts that easily rival the parts from the West.

KCNC FR-1 K-type crank, in boxrace_face_atlas_83mm5s.jpg

Seems that the folks at Raceface thought the same and have decided to release a crank which is shockingly similar to the KCNC F-Type cranks we reported on a while back. You can read a full write up of the new KCNC Raceface crank over at www.sicklines.com.

So next time you look at a cheaper brands offering and start to slate it beacuse it’s not a western brand and it looks similar to something else, have a look around first to see who was ‘Inspired’ by who.