Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
Am thinking that if bicycles were built at a higher production level North America could offer bicycles that did not cost significantly more than their Asian counterparts and money would be saved with the shipping of raw materials and the shipping of those manufactured goods back to us.
Sixty Fiver - go ahead and run the numbers, do the analysis. It's all speculation on all our parts without solid forecasts and a model that would show you with some relative degree of accuracy whether it would be feasible or note. My gut feel is not, but you don't make multi-million $ decisions on gut feel.
The reason the small boutique guys can stay in business is simple - low volume, low overhead, niche product with loyal customers -- and they probably aren't planning to get rich either.