Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Cannondale did private-label frames for L.L. Bean and possibly other mail-order catalog companies but not for other bike companies. (Easy to spot: U.S. Cannondales had smoothly ground welds.) Caloi had its own factory in Brazil.
Yes, you are correct that the Caloi frame could not be manufactured by Cannondale in Bedford, PA. Dorel Industries reduced most of the manufacturing at Bedford in 2009.
Dorel Industries did not purchase Caloi until 2013.