Сounterfeit bicycle chain
25.10.2016
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By following the advices below, you can examine whether you are suggested authentic or counterfeit bicycle chain of DITTON Driving Chain Factory. |
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1. Step – Package |
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1.1. Different font styles, i.e., in the logotype of the factory
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1.2. Grammar mistakes As DITTON Driving Chain Factory is the Latvian enterprise, the company name, contact information and the address are given on the package in Latvian, i. g., please pay attention to long vowels (ū, ī); soft (ķ), unvoiced (š) and voiced (ž) consonants in particular words. |
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1.3. Plastic bag |
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The chain is packed in a plastic bag and wrapped in it several times. |
The chain is sealed in a plastic bag. |
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2. Step – Bicycle chain |
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2.1. Pins |
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| Pins (rivets) can be of two types: one with the flat head and cuts on two parallel sides as an upper sample, and second - with conical head, as the sample below. The ends of pins are clearly cut off. Riveting is symmetrical. |
Pins have uneven ends, even with scraps. Riveting is done unevenly. |
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2.2. Colour of pin link plates |
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| Pin link plates differ from roller link plates with solid blueing. | The blueing of pin link plates varies from white-grey to dark-blue. | |||
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2.3. Quality of pin link plates |
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3. Step – Trademark “ДЦ” (spelling “DC”) on pin link plates |
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| Unclear emboss of the trademark on pin link plates. | ||||
| The emboss of the Cyrillic letter "Д" (speling "D") and partly of the letter "Ц" (spelling "C"). | ||||
| The trademark on pin link plates is not centred. | ||||
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Please purchase the products of DITTON Driving Chain Factory only by official representatives and distributors. |
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