Originally Posted by jolly_codger

All excellent points, thank you. Now to play the Devil's Advocate: Moving bicycle production back to the US will only make bikes more expensive if (1) wages remain more or less at existing levels, and, (2) current regulations as pointed out by Jughed stay the same. If anyone hasn't yet, I recommend taking a look at the labor-related goals of Project 2025. No unions, no OT pay, no worker protections, a restructuring of the minimum wage....it isn't too far-fetched to think that if many of the goals of the backers of Project 2025 are realized, the US labor force might not be that much more costlier than that of Asia. Under this (nightmare) scenario the US could be leading manufacturer & exporter of bicycles.