it's been a while since i last looked at bikes. i see there are some new companies around such as torker (although i have no idea what they charge for their bikes and can't find them online.).

any others to watch out for?

Torker is not a new company; I remember their BMX bikes from back in the 80s:



https://www.torkerusa.com/

Here's a list of some others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ring_companies

This is a very broad question.

Schwinn, now made in China.

Schwinn, Raleigh, Cannondale, Trek, Specialized, Giant, Kona, Soma, Surly, Rivendell, Colnago, Pinarello, Orbea, Cervalo, Look, Velo Orange, Bianchi, KHS, Cinnelli, DeRosa, Felt, Fuji, KHS, Merckx, Moser, Ridley, Scott, BMC, Torelli, Viner, Kestral, Rocky Mountain, Ellsworth, Ibis, Gunnar, Waterford, Independent Fabrications, Litespeed, Moots, Pake, Voodo, GT,Scattante....

I might have missed 20 or 30 others.

SB

There's like a half-dozen Taiwanese-based companies that make almost all bikes these days. Pick out a font for your decals, spec your frame and components, make the minimum buy and you too can be a bicycle brand in the USA.

the good news is that most of the companies you were familiar are still around... on Craiglist! buy used, ftw.