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Old 09-01-07 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by chriskitch
I used to think Fishers/Lemonds/Treks were worth the price premium versus the competition when they were built and assembled in North America where there are stricter environmental regulations and workers were getting paid a fair wage but now that they're outsourcing all their metal frames to Asian factories, I'm not sure why anyone would buy one of these over what the competition offers for the same money or less...
Can you show documented proof that Trek (I don't know about the other two) no longer builds in North America? As far as I knew, they are still built in WI. A friend of mine used to work at the factory. Am I wrong? Have they gone overseas?
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