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Old 03-08-09 | 08:12 AM
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From: Rocket City, No'ala

Bikes: 2014 Trek Domane 5.2, 1985 Pinarello Treviso, 1990 Gardin Shred, 2006 Bianchi San Jose

How much are you willing to spend? If you want built in North America, you'll need to look at custom builders. Heron bikes are made at the Waterford plant in Wisconsin but the frames alone will run you a grand U.S. Sure to be a number of custom builders in your area; give them a call and maybe you can work a deal.

If you want a commuter, I'd pick the Masi Speciale Commuter or the Bianchi San Jose. The Masi has the better dropouts if you plan to use fenders, which is probably a good idea for Ontario. Both framesets are manufactured in Taiwan to their own specifications and are high quality bikes.

Of course, the tires may come from the U.S. or they may come from France. Or China. The tubing from Japan, Taiwan, England or Italy. The rims could be from Japan. The spokes from Belgium. The bartape from Korea. Saddle from Mexico. Crankset from BFE, etc. Most of the so-called Japanese cars sold in America actually have more American built and assembled parts than those made by GM or Ford. And when you go to the plant, the workers are from 20 different countries. And while the assembly plant sits in Alabama, it was financed through a Swiss company that got the funds from a group of Indonesian investors that closed the deal on their cellphones made in Finland by guest workers from Latvia.

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