In 1990, Chang retired from competitive cycling at age 30. He used his wealth of experience to start his own business importing high-end bicycle parts. He soon discovered that many high-grade goods from European manufacturers were in fact made in Taiwan. "They only provided the trademark and design, but walked away with most of the profits--it was really galling!"
1990 年，30 歲的張勝凱從選手生涯退役，閱「車」無數的他轉而創業，專門進口高級單車的組裝零件，但經驗多了，卻發現很多歐洲大廠的高檔貨，其實都是台灣製造，「他們只出商標跟設計，卻賺走絕大部分的利潤，真是令人很不服氣！」