Originally Posted by
rifraf
Country of origin is important to some of us.
There are countries I prefer to support over others.
YMMV
Edited.
Yes I agree that some people care. And that's cool to care.
What's lame is constantly making vague and generalized comments and being dismissive of products due to the country of origin rather than the products themselves.
Also, it's nuts, especially in this industry where very few bike are made by the company whose name is on the downtube, to be dismissive of a company for outsourcing manufacturing.
Few cycling companies literally stitch the clothing and accessories which display their name.