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X-LAB: The Bike Brand No One Saw Coming, and the Secret Manufacturing Powerhouse Behind It
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X-LAB: The Bike Brand No One Saw Coming, and the Secret Manufacturing Powerhouse Behind It
Cycling Weekly›
Mar 12, 202642:15263.7K views
How is a carbon fibre road bike made? We went behind the scenes at the massive XDS Bikes factory in China to see how carbon road bikes and gravel bikes are made.
X-LAB bikes are the latest to join the pro cycling ranks with the XDS Astana team and they'll be racing the 2026 Tour de France on the X-LAB AD9carbon fibre road bike. Here's the secrets behind one of the largest bike manufacturers in the world and what's next for one of the most exciting brands in cycling in 2026.
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