Originally Posted by
agent pombero
1) Surly and others can afford to build bicycles in the US and still turn a profit.
2) Surly and others should offer a lifetime warranty on their frames.
Both 1 and 2 are being done by Detroit Bikes ($550 bike!) See:
http://bikeportland.org/2013/11/01/d...96451#comments
It might be a little too early to tell if this will be a success or not... one does not know how much capital has been invested and what is available, and the profit margins are going to be slim if they are going to compete head to head with Asian manufactured bikes like Linus.
With that being said... it would be great to be able to work for a North American company to help design and build bicycles on this shore.