Does cannondale have ownership of these companys?
10-06-09, 07:38 PM
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Does cannondale have ownership of these companys?
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No, Pacific owns Cannondale and the others.
10-06-09, 07:47 PM
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It looks like all of those companies (and Cannondale) are part of CSG, which is owned by Dorel.
"Cycling Sports Group (CSG), a division of Dorel Industries..."
"Cycling Sports Group (CSG), a division of Dorel Industries..."
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Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) is a world class juvenile products and bicycle company. Established in 1962, Dorel creates style and excitement in equal measure to safety, quality and value. The Company’s lifestyle leadership position is pronounced in both its Juvenile and bicycle categories with an array of trend-setting products. In the Juvenile segment, Dorel’s powerfully branded products such as Quinny, Maxi-Cosi, Safety 1st and Bébé Confort have shown the way to safety, originality and fashion. Similarly, its highly popular brands such as Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose and SUGOI have made Dorel a principal player with both independent bicycle dealers and mass merchants. Dorel’s Home Furnishings segment markets a wide assortment of furniture products, both domestically produced and imported. The Company exerts relentless innovation and marketing flair across all of its divisions. Dorel is a $2 billion company with forty-six hundred employees, facilities in seventeen countries, and sales worldwide.9
They also own my favorite shorts Sugoi
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They also own my favorite shorts Sugoi
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Yes, the folks who make WallyWorld bike brands Pacific, Schwinn and Mongoose also make Cannondale.
Just sayin'
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Are you saying that ownership of different brand names imply that the same people manufacture the different brands in the same place?
Back in the 80's, Chrysler owned Lamborghini for a while before it was sold to MegaTech in Indonesia. Did this mean that Lamborghini was made by Chrysler?
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Really? Your source please?
Are you saying that ownership of different brand names imply that the same people manufacture the different brands in the same place?
Back in the 80's, Chrysler owned Lamborghini for a while before it was sold to MegaTech in Indonesia. Did this mean that Lamborghini was made by Chrysler?
Are you saying that ownership of different brand names imply that the same people manufacture the different brands in the same place?
Back in the 80's, Chrysler owned Lamborghini for a while before it was sold to MegaTech in Indonesia. Did this mean that Lamborghini was made by Chrysler?
10-06-09, 08:55 PM
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all the new 2010 cannondales in my local lbs do not have the "made in america" sticker emblazoned on them, like the old ones had. bike shop guys said production of all cannondales has moved.
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10-06-09, 09:20 PM
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'made in USA' /= 100% made in USA
no way for me to prove what I'm saying because I have no evidence.
all they do is put the decals on it and paint it. Frame tubing and welding done in Taiwan.
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entire frame manufactured in Taiwan and shipped over to USA, then assembled in USA.
no way for me to prove what I'm saying because I have no evidence.
all they do is put the decals on it and paint it. Frame tubing and welding done in Taiwan.
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entire frame manufactured in Taiwan and shipped over to USA, then assembled in USA.
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10-07-09, 01:42 AM
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You're on the right track. Depending upon the industry, there are regulations on the percentage of USA content needed to slap that sticker on there. Up until a couple years ago, BMW shipped their cars to Port Hueneme take advantage of the free-trade zone between the Port of Long Beach and Hueneme. US workers would finish the assembly by bolting on the side-view mirrors. This was enough to qualify these cars for the "Made in USA" moniker.
10-07-09, 03:19 AM
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'made in USA' /= 100% made in USA
no way for me to prove what I'm saying because I have no evidence.
all they do is put the decals on it and paint it. Frame tubing and welding done in Taiwan.
or
entire frame manufactured in Taiwan and shipped over to USA, then assembled in USA.
no way for me to prove what I'm saying because I have no evidence.
all they do is put the decals on it and paint it. Frame tubing and welding done in Taiwan.
or
entire frame manufactured in Taiwan and shipped over to USA, then assembled in USA.
I didn't know cannondales were made by a Canadian company. It sure puts pay to the buy Merikan, buy CAAD 9 brigade. Priceless.
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quite right. and before the indians it was a ford company. puts pay to the buy british brigade too. we don't have a car industry of any significance any more so i laugh when they say buy british cars!
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I suspect the British economy is a picture of what we will eventually become - a service economy. Maybe these distinctions won't matter in a new world economy. I'm sure Dorel will be smart enough not to dilute Cannondale by trickling down their tech to lower brands, broadening their distribution and cutting corners. That said, it's sad to see another American company bite the dust.
10-07-09, 06:47 AM
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Don't be so sure. The bottom line will dictate what they do. If the suits decide there's more money in trickle down tech or spec'ing a C-dale branded line for sale to the dept store crowd than sticking to the cycling enthusiast market then it shall be done.
10-07-09, 07:03 AM
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So how about Merida then. I heard Merida was a daughter company from Cannondale. Which makes it a granddaughter company from Pacific? Or is Merida owned by Pacific as well?
10-07-09, 07:22 AM
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Merida is a Taiwanese CF company that owns a controlling stake in Specialized. I believe that most of the Cannondale CF offerings are actually made by TopKey in Taiwan, the same outfit that does Fuji CF.
Merida and Cannondale are not related though...that would make Specialized a second cousin (I think...I'm losing track of the family tree now) to Cannondale, which would probably cause Mike Sinyard to have some kind of an aneurism as his brain fractured in an effort to understand how this unholy union came to be.
Suddenly it's like Arkansas in a way, just fewer trailers and more gold teeth...
Merida and Cannondale are not related though...that would make Specialized a second cousin (I think...I'm losing track of the family tree now) to Cannondale, which would probably cause Mike Sinyard to have some kind of an aneurism as his brain fractured in an effort to understand how this unholy union came to be.
Suddenly it's like Arkansas in a way, just fewer trailers and more gold teeth...
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the people currently calling the shots have no interest in diluting the brand. this i know.