General Cycling Discussion - Which bikes are mfrd in the US?

I have been looking @ hybrid bikes e.g., Trek, Cannondale, Specialized, Giant, Jamis, Felt, Bianchi. Are any of these made in the USA?

I have been looking @ hybrid bikes e.g., Trek, Cannondale, Specialized, Giant, Jamis, Felt, Bianchi. Are any of these made in the USA?


Often the top of the line models per manufacturer are made in USA.
My Trek 7700 FX says it is made in USA...
I believe it's true on some specialized also

Cannondale is.

Specialized is "designed" in the USA, but made in Asia.

lemonde is made in USA

Does LeMond offer hybrids?

Vanilla Bikes are

http://www.vanillabicycles.com/

Does LeMond offer hybrids?

No. I beleive LeMond is a road bike only company.

Vanilla Bikes are

yeah.... like any other custom bike shops here in the US.

yeah.... like any other custom bike shops here in the US.
Well, yes, the small custom shops are about the only manufacturers still producing in the US. The large companies are almost all manufacturing their product overseas, and if they're not doing it yet, they're probably thinking real seriously about doing it in the near future.

Personally, I think that mass produced items from the USA probably aren't any better than those made anywhere else in the world; and if it's not a union shop, you don't even have much guarantee that the workers are fairly treated or compensated, either.

The answer probably depends on your definition of "made." Many brands are assembled in the US, of components made overseas. Does Shimano make anything in the US? Campagnolo? Are any production frames (besides top-end stuff) made in the US? I dunno.

No. I beleive LeMond is a road bike only company.

Hybrids are considered roadbikes. Personally, if I were in the market for a hybrid, the LeMond Wyzata (http://www.lemondbikes.com/2004_bikes/wayzata.shtml) would be near the top of my list. There aren't many 853 Select hybrids around. The only thing I would have done differently with that bike would be to spec a carbon or steel fork instead of an aluminum one.

http://www.lemondbikes.com/images/2004_bikes/large/wayzata.jpg

The only thing made in the US on any US made bike really is the frame... 99% of the components are made overseas anyways.

Hybrids are considered roadbikes. Personally, if I were in the market for a hybrid, the LeMond Wyzata (http://www.lemondbikes.com/2004_bikes/wayzata.shtml) would be near the top of my list. There aren't many 853 Select hybrids around. The only thing I would have done differently with that bike would be to spec a carbon or steel fork instead of an aluminum one.


I am not sure what you mean by "hybrids are considered roadbikes." I in general do not but I also would not call that a hybrid. Seems like a roadbike with a flatbar, similiar geometry and road componts (sora, and road road tires). I picture hybrids being much closet to mountain bikes but maybe I am wrong. Looks like an excellent commuter, although the AL fork is strange.

I am not sure what you mean by "hybrids are considered roadbikes." I in general do not but I also would not call that a hybrid. Seems like a roadbike with a flatbar, similiar geometry and road componts (sora, and road road tires). I picture hybrids being much closet to mountain bikes but maybe I am wrong. Looks like an excellent commuter, although the AL fork is strange.

There are differing opinions as to what constitutes a hybrid. But in general, 26" fat-tyre upright almost cruiser and mountain-bike inspired bikes are generally referred to as comfort bikes and not hybrids. Hybrids run a wider gambit in that some look like 700C version of light MTBs while others look like flatbar roadbikes. Take for instance the differences between the Trek 7300 and the 7300FX (http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2004/compare/compare.jsp?bike1=1344600&bike2=1345000&bike3=null). Many manufacturers such as Specialized (see Sirrus) and Fuji (see Silhouette) do consider hybrids to be roadbikes although some others such as Trek give them their own category of "city/path bike" which they also group comfort bikes into.

Well thanks to the industry there are now a billion different terms for the same thing floating around. There should be a distinction between a 26" wheel comfort bike and a 700c Hybrid flat bar w/ ultegra but there isnt! Its really hard to explain to customers why this bike with no suspension and just a straight bar with no adjustable stem costs $899 while the one with a suspension seatpost, suspension fork, adjustable stem costs $289... seriously, the industry has done a great job in the last 5 years of inventing terms and just throwing them around loosely and applying them as they see fit.

Hybrids are considered roadbikes. Personally, if I were in the market for a hybrid, the LeMond Wyzata (http://www.lemondbikes.com/2004_bikes/wayzata.shtml) would be near the top of my list. There aren't many 853 Select hybrids around. The only thing I would have done differently with that bike would be to spec a carbon or steel fork instead of an aluminum one.

http://www.lemondbikes.com/images/2004_bikes/large/wayzata.jpg

it appears to have the same wheels and seatpost as the 7700 FX

Marin bikes are made in California. Nice bikes, too, and pretty affordable.

http://www.marinbikes.com/

Ahem! Coney, the thread title is "which bikes are mfrd in the US?" ;)

Check out Surly (http://www.surlybikes.com/) and Soulcraft (http://www.soulcraftbikes.com/)...yes they are made in CALIFORNIA, but are still friggin awesome bikes :). The Cyclocross are really nice...wish I had the xtra $ for one right friggin' now. All steel too...mmmmmm.

Ahem! Coney, the thread title is "which bikes are mfrd in the US?" ;)

LOL

Is California that weird?? I've never really been there. I thought NYC was the only place referred to in the US as being 'not American'. (bunch of weirdos that we are)

Is California that weird??

Well, here's a hint...

They've got an Austrian body-builder for a governor. :D

All I can say is...



Stallone: "Hold it! The Schwarzenegger Library?"

Bullock: "Yes, the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library. Wasn't he an actor?"

Stallone: "Stop! He was president?"

Bullock: "Yes. Even though he was not born in this country, his popularity at the time caused the 61st Amendment."

LOL

Is California that weird?? I've never really been there. I thought NYC was the only place referred to in the US as being 'not American'. (bunch of weirdos that we are)

Nah. We're just like Americans, only more so.