Do you care where your bike was manufactured?
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if i'm buying a road bike in excess of $500, it will be made in USA, or i'm not buying. I can't keep a straight face paying a premium for a product the worker making it was making $0.70 an hour.
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If you are buying a road bike made in the USA, it will cost a hell of a lot more than $500
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We can has your bicycles! Nuff sed!
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no to the original question. my smartphone was made in mexico btw. i almost bought an american frame but the value proposition wasn't there.
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I don't understand why some people have this elitist/arrogant attitude that if something is made in the USA that automatically means it's better; it doesn't... I currently own a Chevy Equinox and will never buy another Chevy again due to all the problems we've had with it. It's not like laziness & poor workmanship are culturally exclusive.
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I place a lot of value on my Lynskey because of it being made by an American company.
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I don't understand why some people have this elitist/arrogant attitude that if something is made in the USA that automatically means it's better; it doesn't... I currently own a Chevy Equinox and will never buy another Chevy again due to all the problems we've had with it. It's not like laziness & poor workmanship are culturally exclusive.
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As said above, quality is quality regardless where it's made, but I like my Pinarello being Italian because I like Italian racing tradition.
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Do you care where your bike was manufactured?
Nope.
I support the global economy.
Nope.
I support the global economy.
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I would be sad if I found out that my Sapim C Xray spokes were made from steel in somewhere other than Belgium.
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In general, no. But in my particular case I'm happy that I was able to help support my local frame maker by buying one of his bikes.
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When I was a kid, European bikes had the cachet of quality. Asian bikes were cheap crap. American bikes were tanks. There was probably some truth to that in a broad sense. But the quality of Asian imports improved and America began making some better machines. Some of the Euro manufacturers suffered a decline in quality at the same time as they increased production to meet demand in a growing US market, so it all evened out. Now you can buy a very nice machine or a POS manufactured all over the globe so there's little practical reason the care specifically about the origin. I can appreciate the sentiment of those who want to 'shop locally' on a global scale, but I wouldn't personally make that a prime consideration for a purchase such as a bike.
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The same arguments happen on the guitar forums
For the record US>JPN>Korea/Mexico>China>Indonesia because apparently only US Luthiers can make guitars
So BF will be having the Indonesian discussion soon
And no I don't care and no I don't have any MIA guitars...but I do have a MIA amp
For the record US>JPN>Korea/Mexico>China>Indonesia because apparently only US Luthiers can make guitars
So BF will be having the Indonesian discussion soon
And no I don't care and no I don't have any MIA guitars...but I do have a MIA amp
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A common misconception. The Sapim spokes made in Asia are steel. The ones made in Belgium are chocolate.
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The poorer the country the more interesting it is to visit. Europe was boring in a way. But poor parts of China and Mexico- WoW! thats why I travel.
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I care but since i buy used i can't be that picky. In a perfect world all my mtb frames would be American and all my road frames would be Italian but:
Roadies:
Lemond - USA
Scapin - Italia
Free Spirit - Korea
Mtbs:
Mongoose - Taiwan
KHS - Taiwan
Park Pre - Taiwan
Free Spirit - Taiwan
Roadies:
Lemond - USA
Scapin - Italia
Free Spirit - Korea
Mtbs:
Mongoose - Taiwan
KHS - Taiwan
Park Pre - Taiwan
Free Spirit - Taiwan
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Yes I do care where it is made!!!!
This is why:
1.) Some weeks I spend 17 hours in the seat, riding, so I can afford to reward myself and throw money at this healthy lifestyle, consuming my precious time.
2.) Technically, the engineering difference between a $4,000 bike and a $12,000 bike is very small, the biggest difference is "Fashion."
3.) "Fashion" comes at a high Dollar price.
4.) Hard to be in "Fashion" with stuff made in China, or Taiwan.
There you have my story, and I am sticking to it.
PS. Sometimes it is impossible, but where possible I try not to support economic growth in Asia, first prize is the good o'l US, second is Europe. In 2009, I had to tell 2,000 employees we are shutting down the company, they no longer have a job, as the business went to where they pay $0.7 an hour. Part of the reason for my current values.
This is why:
1.) Some weeks I spend 17 hours in the seat, riding, so I can afford to reward myself and throw money at this healthy lifestyle, consuming my precious time.
2.) Technically, the engineering difference between a $4,000 bike and a $12,000 bike is very small, the biggest difference is "Fashion."
3.) "Fashion" comes at a high Dollar price.
4.) Hard to be in "Fashion" with stuff made in China, or Taiwan.
There you have my story, and I am sticking to it.
PS. Sometimes it is impossible, but where possible I try not to support economic growth in Asia, first prize is the good o'l US, second is Europe. In 2009, I had to tell 2,000 employees we are shutting down the company, they no longer have a job, as the business went to where they pay $0.7 an hour. Part of the reason for my current values.
defending your own economy to keep jobs for your own compatriots is understandable. but this is not the same. why do you like europeans more than asians?
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