Originally Posted by
seat_boy
So a cheap bike has cheap parts that will wear out faster... of course. That has zero relationship to where the frame was welded up and the bike was assembled.
Quality control has zero relationship to where a frame was welded up and the bike was assembled either, I presume...
There's a reason cheap bikes are produced in China and the more expensive ones are produced in Taiwan. I don't think it's any secret that stuff manufactured in China is garbage.
So, OP buys a bike made in China, and then has to replace all the parts. By the time he replaces everything that's broken, he could have gotten himself a better bike with better parts, which, of course, was
made in Taiwan.