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Old 02-28-10 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by thehammerdog
Ok, now that everything carbon made that we mortals get to ride is made in Asia by the same bunch of fellas is there truly a difference in quality, ride and brand loyalty. I miss the good old days of USA made stuff Vs. european made stuff and later the Asian made stuff. Each seemed to be different..I own a nice carbon bike but wonder if most of it is really the same crap sans a few higher end brand stuff that uses very costly carbon made by Mitsubishi is it not all just the same?

I an eager to hear some opinions
By Mitsubishi do you mean Toray?

All frames are not the same.

AFAIK, American builders like Serotta, Crumpton, etc. build their bikes in the USA, although the actual carbon fiber sheets might come from Asia. Plus, there is more to life than carbon fiber:
http://www.handmadebicycleshow.com/c...10/2010-bikes/
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