Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Kalloy and it's Ilk dominate the bike builds at the lower- mid priceranges ..
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90% of the brands sold (at the prices most people are willing to pay) come from a handfull of Taiwan ROC manufacturers ..
IME, the Chinese still place a distant 3rd place when it comes to bicycle parts. The difference is such that I will pay more for good quality Taiwan ROC over
any Chinese parts.
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?