Originally Posted by fixedfiend
As a Colnago owner myself, I have to say it's dark day for them to have to give into economic pressures of overhead and production costs. I guess it's just a matter of time before Ferraris get outsourced to Japan too
I have zero knowledge about the reliability of Taiwanese bike frames, but am currently in the market for one. But, you should re think using Japan there. Were the Japanese to build Ferrari's I am pretty sure they would have better overall fit and finish, and reliability than they currently do. I am certainly not knocking European brands, but (especially in both the automotive and motorcycle world) you can get a Japanese product that: A) Performs better B) Has a higher build quality C) Has better reliability D) Less frequent maintenance intervals E) costs on the average of 4-5k less (at least for motorcycles).