I think that it is no longer the case so much as "where the bike in question is made, but how it is made" and who does the final checking/prepping that any decent bike shop or internet retailer should do before it is sold to the customer. This is the point of departure where the serious bike players are separated from the big box so-called dealers. Most major bike components and accessories are now made somewhere overseas. It is the care and experience of the person who assembles and tunes them that really counts. Plus the careful selection and framebuilding of the guy (or girl) who creates the work of art that does it for sure.