I find that something "Made in USA" no longer means quality. Look at Craftsman, those tools used to be some of the best, now they are sold at Kmart. Cars? My parents bought a ford T-bird that lasted not even 100k miles and died, my GF has a ford focus that is on its last leg at 70k miles. I hate to say it but America seems to be building cheap $h!t for a while. To be honest I think so many americans want top dollar for low skill jobs, making cheap junk because the company wants to save millions to keep the rich fat cats on top rich, and then the company makes the plunge to just sell the job off to china to pay their workers half. And that doesn't bother the chinese because the cost of living is lower there, and workers dont want all the SUVs and Gucci, so they live within their means. So when it comes time to buy a shifter, or a derailleur, you can spend $400 for a Paul or $120 for Japanese Dura-Ace, who wins? DA.