Jamis
12-02-07 | 08:44 AM
#31
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From: Metro Indy, IN
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12-02-07 | 08:46 AM
#32
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From: Metro Indy, IN
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12-02-07 | 11:48 AM
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In the '70's, Schwinn le tours, Travelers, Voyageurs, and Volares (and maybe more that I'm forgetting) were made in Japan. I like older Schwinns, and I like the fact that I've got '83 and '84 Schwinn le tours that were made in America. But Schwinn was a company that embraced the idea of "outsourcing" production of some of their bikes overseas very early on, in the early-mid '70's. And it continued from that point forward. All through the '80's, there were many more Schwinn models built overseas (Japan, Taiwan, and China).
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12-02-07 | 05:38 PM
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From: Clev Oh
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Yeah, that's a good one. By the late '80's, approximately 80% of Schwinn's frames were built by Giant in Taiwan. Not that they're bad bikes.......FWIW, Schwinn's Chicago manufacturing plant shut down in 1983, and the Greenville, Mississippi Schwinn plant shut down in 1991. Schwinn was bleeding red ink, and went bankrupt. I'm not sure if there's been an American made Schwinn, aside from the higher end Waterford-built and Serotta-built models, since the Greenville plant shut down in '91.
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12-02-07 | 06:48 PM
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Yep,two of my le tours ('83, '84) were made in Greenville (the Greenville plant operated from '81 to '91). I've got an '82 le tour that was made in Japan by Panasonic, as was my '79 Schwinn Traveler. And I've got an '89 Schwinn High Sierra mtb that was made in Taiwan by Giant. Schwinn was all over the map.
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12-05-07 | 08:13 AM
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12-05-07 | 12:34 PM
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All of my Jamis bikes(3) are Taiwan made(the frames) and very high quality in my humble opinion. I have seen that some of the lower end Jamis are now marked made in China which is dissapointing to say the least but even Trek is doing that under $1000!
12-05-07 | 01:42 PM
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From: Boulder, Colorado
Bikes: Cinelli Supercoursa 69, Ritchey Breakaway Cross, Mondonico Diamond Extra 05, Coors Light Greg Lemond (built by Scapin) 88, Scapin MTB, Stumpjumper 83, Specialized Stumpjumper M4, Lemond Poprad 2001
Made in the USA!
Schwinn? Schwinn has been chinese-made bikes since the 90's.
Trek makes most of its over $800 bikes in the US (so I've read) and Cannondale makes I think the majority of their bikes in the US. Beyond that I don't know of major manufacturers that make their bikes here.
Most bikes are made in taiwan or china.
Trek makes most of its over $800 bikes in the US (so I've read) and Cannondale makes I think the majority of their bikes in the US. Beyond that I don't know of major manufacturers that make their bikes here.
Most bikes are made in taiwan or china.
Give the Waterford website a look see!
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12-05-07 | 01:46 PM
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From: Tariffville, CT
Bikes: Tsunami road bikes, Dolan DF4 track
Is Jamis really a Canadian company?
I thought it was locally owned, i.e. by a family in New Jersey.
cdr
I thought it was locally owned, i.e. by a family in New Jersey.
cdr
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12-05-07 | 02:42 PM
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In other unrelated news, Van Dessel is headquarted 15 minutes from me. Not sure where their frames are actually manufactured, but their office is located in an industrial town, so maybe NJ?
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12-05-07 | 03:05 PM
#43
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From: Tariffville, CT
Bikes: Tsunami road bikes, Dolan DF4 track
Jamis used to deliver me bikes on the same day, if the local guy was heading my way. I'd order it by 1, get it by 5 or 6. If not, they were 1 day away by UPS - if I ordered by 4 PM I'd get the bike the next morning. I or one of the guys would go there when we needed a lot of bikes "right now" - in 2 hours I'd have 5 or 6 more bikes in stock, we could sell them to customers after they got out of work. Must be different now. My rep is now working in a shop part time and I'm in IT. arg.
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