gcl8a

No. Some of us don't mind spending our dollars in a manner that, heaven forbid, they might find their way into a Taiwanese pocket. Or Chinese. Or Italian. Or whatever.

Sci-Fi

Think the question becomes: What exactly does "Made in the USA" mean to Cannondale? Is it just the frame and maybe the fork or the whole/entire bike including components? Would it be more accurate to say "assembled in the USA" and give percentages like the automakers do? The economy is pretty much global and everybody is looking for the lowest price/cost per unit to stay competitive. And that may mean jobs going overseas or to lower cost labor in other states that offer incentives/tax breaks to move there.

Fredmertz51

Oh No! I don't have a yellow or blue.

JeeperTim

Amen. I have an old cheap MTB with no suspension - does have good Shimano derails though. It's the most trouble free bike ever. Always shifts to the gear I select, never requires any repairs, just routine lube and cleaning. My son has a high dollar full suspension MTB with all the cool stuff - I have to work on that all the time for him. Guess which one I think is the best bike.

chephy

Any brand from a real bike shop is good. Quality will be about the same in a given price range. What matters is how well a bike is suited to your body and your riding conditions.

chephy

There are two brands that may deserve a special mention due to historical connotations: Schwinn and Raleigh. They are most familiar to older folks who believe them to be best established and superior to others. But they aren't what they used to be. They are not quite as crappy as Huffy or Supercycle: they do seem to have some ok bikes with ok components, but these days they tend to be carried in Walmarts and such, and that alone makes me suspicious. For one thing, if you don't understand bike sizing and don't do your own wrenching, never buy a bike from Walmart or similar place even if it's of ok quality because it won't be properly assembled and the employees will not know how to fit the bike to your body.

flatlander_48

Headquartered in Bethel, Connecticut, Cannondale designs, develops and produces bicycles at its factory in Bedford, Pennsylvania. The company operates subsidiaries in Holland, Japan, and Australia, and and is owned by Pegasus Partners II, L.P., a private equity investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

jubal117

Since when are Raleigh's sold at Wal-Mart or any of the other big chain stores?
I have been checking out nothing but Raleigh's, and they are easily just as good as the other name brand bikes in the same price range.

chephy

Canadian Tire is the primary supplier of $hitty bikes to the Canadian buyers. They carry Raleigh.

No self-respecting bike company would come out with this (if it asks for the postal code, just enter m3j1p3... stupid Canadian Tire website, I know!).

Maybe it's different in the U.S., I don't know.