Magene factory tours & brand videos on YouTube
BIGGEST Smart Trainer Factory IN THE WORLD: Magene HQ Tour
November 06, 2024
This video is a sponsored factory tour of Magene's new headquarters in Qingdao, China, showing their extensive production facilities for smart trainers, power meters, and electronic groupsets. It reveals Magene's significant manufacturing scale, with over 80% market share in China's smart trainer market and claims to be the largest cycling power equipment supplier globally. The tour highlights their automated production processes, rigorous testing standards, and in-house R&D capabilities.
- Factory location: Qingdao, China
- Chinese smart trainer market share: over 80%
- Smart trainer models released: 8 total from 2016 to present
- Production capacity: Hundreds of tons of raw materials on factory floor, with new CNC machines being added regularly
- Testing standards: 5 times ISO 4210 standards for fatigue testing (500,000 cycles vs. 100,000 ISO standard)
Interview with Magene Co-Founder & CTO; Frank
November 06, 2024
The video provides a behind-the-scenes tour of Magene's headquarters in Qingdao, China, featuring an interview with co-founder and CTO Frank. It reveals Magene's evolution from a 9-person startup to a 700-employee company focused on smart cycling products, with significant investment in R&D and manufacturing innovation.
- Founded in 2017 with 9 people initially, now has 700 employees
- Headquarters located in Qingdao, China
- R&D team accounts for 60% of non-manufacturing employees
- Spends nearly 50% of revenue on R&D annually
- Holds approximately 250 public patents, 30 trademarks, and 60 software copyrights
News & Media Coverage for Magene
Bike part reviews of Magene
Wheels 2
Bike-Computers 4
| Name | Weight | Screen Size | Screen Type | Operation | Battery Life | Satellite Systems | Navigation | Connectivity | Mount Standard | Reviews | Price | Added | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 105g | 2.8" | Colour TFT / LCD | Touchscreen + buttons | 25 h | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS | Offline maps, on-device routing | ANT+, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi | Garmin quarter-turn | 8 | $159.00 | 2y+ | |
 | 105g | 2.8" | Transflective colour | Touchscreen + buttons | 25 h | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS | Offline maps, on-device routing | ANT+, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi | Garmin quarter-turn | 4 1 | €209.00 $199.00 | 6m | |
 | 107g | 2.8" | Colour TFT / LCD | Touchscreen + buttons | 25 h | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS | Offline maps, on-device routing | ANT+, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi | Garmin quarter-turn | 1 | €171.69 - €355.99 $159.00 | 8m | |
 | 111g | 3.3" | Colour TFT / LCD | Touchscreen + buttons | 25 h | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Dual-band (L1+L5) | Offline maps, on-device routing | ANT+, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi | Garmin quarter-turn | 5 1 | €239.00 | 5m |
Heart Rate Monitors 4
| Name | Weight | Reviews | Price | Added | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 16g | 4 | €18.99 - €21.59 $17.26 | 2y+ | |
 | 1 | €34.79 $48.15 | 2y+ | ||
 | 1 | €48.99 $49.90 | 2y+ | ||
 | 1 | €18.19 $22.37 | 1y+ |
Radar 1
Powermeter 8
| Name | Weight | Sold as | Sensor location | Sidedness | Claimed Accuracy (± %) | Battery Life | Connectivity | Mount / Interface | Compatibility | Reviews | Price | Added | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 760g | Complete crankset | Crank arms (both sides) | Dual-sided (true left/right) | ANT+, Bluetooth | DUB spindle | $480.00 | 5m | |||||
 | 120g | Sensor only (no cranks) | Spider | Total power (both legs combined) | 1 | 200 h | ANT+, Bluetooth | 110BCD 4-bolt / 5-bolt | $349.00 | 5m | |||
 | 314g | Pedal pair | Pedal | Dual-sided (true left/right) | 1 | 120 h | ANT+, Bluetooth | Look KEO or Shimano SPD-SL | 4 1 | $0.00 | 1y+ | ||
 | 650g | Complete crankset | Spider | Total power (both legs combined) | 1.5 | 200 h | ANT+, Bluetooth | 110BCD 4-bolt, 24mm spindle | Shimano 105 R7100, SRAM 3-bolt, etc. | 2 1 | €298.00 - €299.00 $359.00 | 1y+ | |
 | 625g | Complete crankset | Spider | Total power (both legs combined) | 1 | 240 h | ANT+, Bluetooth | 110BCD 4-bolt, 24mm spindle | T47 68/86, BB386 (with spacers) | 2 6 2 1 1 | €359.99 $299.00 - $374.00 | 1y+ | |
 | 698g | Complete crankset | Crank arms (both sides) | Dual-sided (true left/right) | ANT+, Bluetooth | DUB spindle | $469.00 | 5m | |||||
 | 618g | Complete crankset | Spider | Total power (both legs combined) | 1.5 | 200 h | ANT+, Bluetooth | 110BCD 4-bolt/5-bolt, DUB spindle | €359.99 $449.00 | 5m | |||
 | 425g | Complete crankset | Spider | Total power (both legs combined) | 1 | 330 h | ANT+, Bluetooth | 110BCD 4-bolt, 29mm spindle | 1 3 | €400.39 $549.00 - $599.00 | 5m |
Crank 1
Smart-Trainer 1
Lights 1
