@Maelochs good reply above .

I never 'put down' any bike or where it's made. Not in this thread, nor ever - that I remember.
So many people come to this Forum and ask 'what bike to buy?' I seldom reply, but have offered advice to see a local builder more than once. It always draws the Flames of scorn; and Screams of elistist and enemy of Asian workers. Then I see such poor fitting bikes that have been sold by shops (of all kinds) = jacked up stems/spacers/seatposts/etc. My advice seems only logical for so many. YMMV

Sorry you or others claim a bad experience with a local builder. When I had my last fitting, the builder put me on a stationary trainer with my best bike. He took a few measurements. Then told me to warm up and he would be back in a few minutes. He passed by 10 minutes later and asked me to up the pace. 5 minutes later = up the pace again with mild out of saddle exertions. Then back to a moderate pace. After 40 min on the trainer he took measurements again. As a result, I ride shorter cranks (attempt to spin better) and went back to narrow (38cm) bars, a slightly longer stem to compensate for short/shallow bars, since I round my shoulders when i tire and rode the hoods rather than transitioning to the drops. He also built a frame to meet my requests.