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Cool statistics
https://www.worldometers.info/
About 3 times as many bicycles have been produced this year than cars.
and some really interesting others
About 3 times as many bicycles have been produced this year than cars.
and some really interesting others
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Originally Posted by Roody
Nice link, pj7. Anybody know figures or link for US bike vs. auto production?
Today, the bikes that you see with "American" names such as Schwinn are NOT "made in America". Americans making fifteen bucks an hour can NOT compete with workers paid fifteen cents an hour in communist China. A bike that Wal-Mart buys in communist China at a wholesale price of $55 contains about $50 worth of parts. Not much room for paying the guy who built the bike.
So, if you buy a new bike that costs less than $1,000, odds are, it was NOT made in America, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, or any other nation where bike builders are paid a decent living wage.
Last edited by alanbikehouston; 05-23-05 at 01:18 PM.