Originally Posted by jet sanchEz

Yep, I always remember in Back to the Future when Marty had to explain to Doc that the best stuff is made in Japan.



China has a marketing problem but it is well-earned. Poisoned pet food, carinogenic Barbies, lead-lined McDonald's toys, fake Nikes, underage gymnasts with fake i.d's, the list goes on. Simply put, there are no laws and no accountability put into place by the government, so companies can do whatever the fark they want.

In the 2008 Chinese earthquake, 7000 schools collapsed, killing thousands of children. It is widely speculated that the government officials in charge of zoning, in collusion with building contractors, allowed the schools to built with shoddy, sub-standard materials. This is the type of corruption you are dealing with in China----un-scrupled, massive, widespread and deep.

If the Chinese government cannot guarantee the safety of their own children while they are at school, what the hell makes you think they will have any quality assurance on a bike-frame that is being sent off overseas?