Originally Posted by cyccommute

You statement is too simplistic. There are secrets to building better bikes and some companies are better at innovation than others. A bike isn't "just a bike". Tre and Specialized have very robust research and development wings that come up with "better" bikes all the time. Trek is kind of a leader in carbon fiber and Specialized has been a leader in mountain bikes for a long time. Fuji used to be an innovator but they haven't for a very long time and have fallen into the follower category. Same with Giant.

The bikes that are developed through innovation may be made in foreign factories but that doesn't mean that they are all made using the same cookie cutter.