08/12/2025
Two counterfeit manufacturing facilities producing goods worth over $1 million have been shut down after an investigation by Chinese law enforcement, Specialized and AliExpress uncovered the illegal production of hundreds of bicycle parts and frames, including Specialized Roval frames, handlebars and wheels.
The investigation began after Specialized raised concerns with e-commerce retailer AliExpress about the quality of the bikes sold on their site after performing quality checks. From there, AliExpress shared information with Chinese law enforcement that allowed them to trace the supply chains back to the original manufacturer.
Among the goods seized were $1.1 million of counterfeit Specialized Tarmac SL8 road racing frames, 9,500 sticker sets, seatposts, forks, Roval handlebars and wheels. Fake Pinarello, Cannondale, Cervelo and Trek products were also discovered during the investigation. AliExpress estimates that the combined street value of these goods could amount to more than $1.6 million.
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