Originally Posted by
fietsbob
I'd be curious about the cost in Korea, given Surly is a US Brand ,
of Minneapolis based QBP..
But the frames and the build up are done under contract in Taiwan, RoC..
[as is 90+% of the world brands ]
Or PRC, 'the mainlands' ..
Shipping stay within SE Asia in that case,
Or does it go to the Midwest of the US and then back again?
I would guess that the bikes are shipped to the US first. Perhaps some other big international brands (ie Giant?) are shipped direct from frame factory to the various country markets.
AFAIK Korea is protectionist/high tariff so probably foreign bikes (despite Asian-made frames & components) would cost more than in the USA. A poster wrote that
Bikes are incredibly expensive in Korea.