LightCarbon Interview & Factory Tour - Carbon Bike frames made in Xiamen / China

I met the people from LightCarbon at Eurobike 2025 and was in Xiamen anyways, so I scheduled an interview with Gavin, and also a factory visit afterwards. Big thanks to him for taking the time for the interview and be ready to answer my questions.
LC, with offer both OEM services but also have a Direct To Consumer selection of products which can be ordered by e-mail.

- Website from LC: https://www.lightcarbon.com/
- Catalogue with the newest collection and newest frame: https://www.lightcarbon.com/category/downloads/1
- My Bike build of my LCR18 https://mybike.parts/b/DQ3fRjLl3dJXPsXmJVZTig

My previous (German with English auto-dubbing available) videos about LC-18 frame:
- Bicycle buildup and first impressions https://youtu.be/jNzrg-W_oXQ
- Q&A after 500km https://youtu.be/zF3qWsjNdCw

Content:

00:00:00 LightCarbon Interview - Intro
00:00:44 History of LightCarbon
00:01:36 Pro-X wheel brand
00:03:23 Development process
00:06:38 Innovations (Suspension, Storage)
00:10:26 Feedback process (Downstube Storage Door issue)
00:11:49 Quality vs. Price compared to other brands
00:16:02 How to NOT save money (minimum quality standards)
00:17:46 QC Process
00:21:43 Warranty, Shipping damages
00:23:58 Eurobike controverse
00:26:13 New frame for Eurobike 26
00:28:06 Why LCR18 not on Website?
00:28:38 Industry trends for Carbon bikes
00:31:48 Sales insights
00:33:00 Factory tour
00:36:31 QC Process
00:37:53 ISO tests
00:38:21 Outro

I bought their frame with my own money and traveled to Xiamen anyways, so there have been no payment or even goodies that exchanged hands for this video.

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