Are there any American made bikes?
- Thread starter LDB
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"Wow, discriminate much?"
Nope. I just state the facts.
BTW, my last pair of 'Italian' framesets are made in mainland China. Heads asplode! The one before that was made in Taiwan. Divide by zero!!!
"and I may live an alternative lifestyle with some real quirky preferences in rife"
What happens in Asian rife stays in Asian rife!
Alternative? Quirky? Who knew.
Nope. I just state the facts.
BTW, my last pair of 'Italian' framesets are made in mainland China. Heads asplode! The one before that was made in Taiwan. Divide by zero!!!
"and I may live an alternative lifestyle with some real quirky preferences in rife"
What happens in Asian rife stays in Asian rife!
Alternative? Quirky? Who knew.
Alienator....thanks for helping out. It hurts to see people live in the stone ages. I appreciate the support.
" You obviously have a disdain for all things Asian."
Yeah...including the keyboard I'm typing this on!
I think it's a qwerty keyboard though. Not quirky.
"It hurts to see people live in the stone ages."
Cheer up, Bunky. My new bronze tool set will have me advancing an epoch or two. The monlith told me I'll be walking upright within a month or two!
"Like I said, he's a full on bigot and asshat."
Living rent-free in your head is fun! You'll just love what I've done with the place!
Yeah...including the keyboard I'm typing this on!
I think it's a qwerty keyboard though. Not quirky.
"It hurts to see people live in the stone ages."
Cheer up, Bunky. My new bronze tool set will have me advancing an epoch or two. The monlith told me I'll be walking upright within a month or two!
"Like I said, he's a full on bigot and asshat."
Living rent-free in your head is fun! You'll just love what I've done with the place!
Perhaps you missed what's in bold? I thought it was obvious, but I guess your definition of obvious is not obvious.
For your own edification, do a little Googling on imported, melamine-tainted baby formula from China, Chinese drywall, and lead-painted children's toys from China, then perhaps you'll understand the trepidation--those aren't quality shortfalls, those are apathetic reviews of the ingredients at best, malicious inclusions at worst.
For what it's worth, I ride a Chinese-made titanium frame that I think is of very good quality and was a reasonable price. I also lived in Taiwan for 3 years in the early '80s and enjoyed the experience.
I didn't. You read into what I wrote something that's not there. If I were truly down on "your people", then I wouldn't be riding a Chinese-made frame, or have a house full of Chinese-made goods.
I will say that I don't trust the Chinese government any farther than I can throw them, but that doesn't mean I hate all the people in the country.
I am currently in love with javelin bikes, they bikes are awesome, reasonably priced, and made in America
Intense Cycles aluminium mountain bikes are made in Temecula, California, USA.
Litespeed titanium road and mountain bikes are made in Tennessee, USA.
Interesting is that some of the bikes made in Taiwan have the same price tag than the bikes made in the US.
We wrote a blog about this:
http://blog.bikeattack.com/how-should-i-choose-a-bike-when-big-name-bike-brands-arent-always-better/#more-166
Litespeed titanium road and mountain bikes are made in Tennessee, USA.
Interesting is that some of the bikes made in Taiwan have the same price tag than the bikes made in the US.
We wrote a blog about this:
http://blog.bikeattack.com/how-should-i-choose-a-bike-when-big-name-bike-brands-arent-always-better/#more-166
Why do you feel it is so important for someone looking to buy a bike to know the bike's origin? It's also interesting that you champion Intense and Litespeed as the champions of their fields. I'm not sure the majority of folks consider Litespeed the champion of Ti bike manufacturing in the US. Firefly, Moots, Seven, Indy Fab, and a number of others make bikes at least as good as Litespeed. The same point applies to Intense. Your readers should not that bicycle shop blogs are also chock full of marketing.Bike Attack said:
They may be American brands, but only Trek is still made here. Spesh and C-dale frames, even their most expensive, are made in Taiwan.
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