Originally Posted by
wearyourtruth
are you implying that every company that moves it's frame manufacturing overseas should change it's branding to reflect the origin of it's welds? that's ridiculous. furthermore, many cycling companies have pretended they are something they're not for decades to follow the "hot" trends. how many companies gave themselves italian or other european names despite having no ties to europe, or even japanese names once the bike boom hit despite not being from japan.
Well, I didn't mean to take it out on Velognome's bike like that. I've read enough of his posts to know that he's got great taste in bikes and if he says it's a good bike then I believe it. I'd just rather see a new look that wasn't garish or selfconscious. But you're right. It is all just style in the end. The tech is certainly unabashadly new and quite functional. And I guess if I like the look of my old Raleighs why shouldn't I like the look with all new parts? Well cause I'm a stubborn old curmudgeon who can't afford a new bike, that's why. But maybe I'll soften up some day. I liked my Raleigh USA MTB just fine. Sure looked a lot like some of the Huffys I've flipped over the years. I wonder why I kept the Raleigh and let the Huffys go.