Originally Posted by mocolotion

I actually have a degree in economics, cupcake, but thanks for the advice. Since you're clearly having some difficulty understanding what I was trying to say, I'll dumb it down a bit for you.

I'm just saying that consumers in this case - and likely in most cases of oursourcing - would prefer to be able to purchase a product made in the United States. I'm also saying that there is ample demand for such products as to justify a price premium to compensate for the higher labor costs here in the United States, so the decision to oursource is purely one of greed on the part of Cannondale's ownership.

Cannondale could have maintained high-end domestic production for their top-of-the-line aluminum bikes, but they chose to outsource all development so as to maximize profits even if that means diminished satisfaction in the aggregate.