Originally Posted by
Wileyone
"Brits just made imitation cinellis equipped with Italian parts."
That same statement could be said for any Bike Company outside of Italy...
I have both a Cinelli SC and a Galmozzi Super Competizone which are both great Bikes but there's nothing Magical about them. I would just as soon ride my 50 Year old Holdsworth or the T.J. Quick I posted earlier.
It's not about the Country where they were made it's about who built them. A Raleigh international is a nice Bike but it's certainly not Top Tier when it comes to the best Bikes of Britian. I think every Bike should be judged on it's own merits.
It could be said for half of the brands in Italy too, and I agree that national generalizations are by nature meaningless.
I think I did a poor job communicating what I was trying to get across sort of assuming people know where I'm coming from; that post was meant more as a criticism of national generalizations than it was of the british biking industry. I'm a fan of many brits.