Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
Specialized bikes destined for the North American market are made by Merida, not in some “unknown” factory.
Debatable whether Merida factories in Taiwan make everything (or just assemble it), sure. But the point of this is to point out the shortcomings in simply assuming Asian made = Junk without doing further research. Not all China made stuff is junk. Not all American/Euro made stuff is gold. Research into Decathlon would reveal that this stuff is not junk.