Originally Posted by
Tabor
I have read too much about our trade deficit and how it will effect my children's future to not care about buying "American." However, you need to remember that a lot of "American" cars (GM, Ford, Chrysler) are made in Mexico while a lot of Japanese cars (well, at least Toyota and Subaru, I don't know about Honda) are made in America. That said, I am unaware of a reasonably price US made bike. I will say that I am a lot more comfortable buying a Taiwanese made frame/bike than a Chinese made one.
Right. It's pretty hard sometimes to find the true country of origin, and hardly anything is ENTIRELY American-made--most cars have parts sourced from all over.
Just for example, my Mazda was made in Ohio, my "Japanese" Isuzu pickup in Mexico, my wife's Honda in (I think) Alabama and my stepmother's Ford in Canada.