Originally Posted by
lukeC
Suppose I wanted to get X bicycles manufactured for a community based cycling project, so that the bicycles would be as cheap as possible.
What would X be? 1000, 100,000, more, less?
And does anyone know where I could get these manufactured?
Since it's "as cheap as possible", might I suggest that you ask for donations from the community? There's usually hundreds of bicycles sitting unused in the backs of suburban garages. These can be cleaned up, reconditioned, and returned to usefulness with minimum investment.
This is how Portland's
Community Cycling Center operates. They've been successful for quite a while.