Originally Posted by ColnagoC40

Yes I do care where it is made!!!!

This is why:

1.) Some weeks I spend 17 hours in the seat, riding, so I can afford to reward myself and throw money at this healthy lifestyle, consuming my precious time.

2.) Technically, the engineering difference between a $4,000 bike and a $12,000 bike is very small, the biggest difference is "Fashion."

3.) "Fashion" comes at a high Dollar price.

4.) Hard to be in "Fashion" with stuff made in China, or Taiwan.

There you have my story, and I am sticking to it.

PS. Sometimes it is impossible, but where possible I try not to support economic growth in Asia, first prize is the good o'l US, second is Europe. In 2009, I had to tell 2,000 employees we are shutting down the company, they no longer have a job, as the business went to where they pay $0.7 an hour. Part of the reason for my current values.