Old 05-23-09 | 09:05 AM
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Bikes: 2016 RITCHEY BreakAway (full Chorus 11), 2005 Ritchey BreakAway (full Chorus 11, STOLEN), 2001 Gary Fisher Tassajara mountain bike (sold), 2004 Giant TRC 2 road bike (sold)

Originally Posted by big john
I think Tom brazed the original frames and the new ones are made in Asia.
The Tom-built bikes are beautiful.
Yes, the current bikes are made in Taiwan. My guess is that they are TIG welded as the beads are very small and very consistent. It looks a lot like a nicely fabricated Ti frame.
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