I don't understand the hullabaloo around "buying American" purely for the sake of buying American. KHS is 100% Taiwanese (started making bikes in Taiwan in 1974,) and they make excellent bikes. My wife's been riding a Flite500 for 7 years now.

But a lot of people shop by the label. Sister-in-law opted for a Trek Silque over a KHS Flite 780... and the KHS had Di2 and cost $1,300 less. Go figure.