Which bikes are mfrd in the US?
08-24-04 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by rose pedaler
I have been looking @ hybrid bikes e.g., Trek, Cannondale, Specialized, Giant, Jamis, Felt, Bianchi. Are any of these made in the USA?
Often the top of the line models per manufacturer are made in USA.
My Trek 7700 FX says it is made in USA...
I believe it's true on some specialized also
08-24-04 | 02:09 PM
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Cannondale is.
08-24-04 | 02:42 PM
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Specialized is "designed" in the USA, but made in Asia.
08-24-04 | 04:32 PM
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Bikes: who cares?
08-24-04 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
yeah.... like any other custom bike shops here in the US.
Personally, I think that mass produced items from the USA probably aren't any better than those made anywhere else in the world; and if it's not a union shop, you don't even have much guarantee that the workers are fairly treated or compensated, either.
08-24-04 | 06:45 PM
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The answer probably depends on your definition of "made." Many brands are assembled in the US, of components made overseas. Does Shimano make anything in the US? Campagnolo? Are any production frames (besides top-end stuff) made in the US? I dunno.
08-24-04 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by collegeskier
No. I beleive LeMond is a road bike only company.
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08-24-04 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by khuon
Hybrids are considered roadbikes. Personally, if I were in the market for a hybrid, the LeMond Wyzata would be near the top of my list. There aren't many 853 Select hybrids around. The only thing I would have done differently with that bike would be to spec a carbon or steel fork instead of an aluminum one.
08-24-04 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by collegeskier
I am not sure what you mean by "hybrids are considered roadbikes." I in general do not but I also would not call that a hybrid. Seems like a roadbike with a flatbar, similiar geometry and road componts (sora, and road road tires). I picture hybrids being much closet to mountain bikes but maybe I am wrong. Looks like an excellent commuter, although the AL fork is strange.
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08-24-04 | 10:43 PM
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Well thanks to the industry there are now a billion different terms for the same thing floating around. There should be a distinction between a 26" wheel comfort bike and a 700c Hybrid flat bar w/ ultegra but there isnt! Its really hard to explain to customers why this bike with no suspension and just a straight bar with no adjustable stem costs $899 while the one with a suspension seatpost, suspension fork, adjustable stem costs $289... seriously, the industry has done a great job in the last 5 years of inventing terms and just throwing them around loosely and applying them as they see fit.
08-25-04 | 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by khuon
Hybrids are considered roadbikes. Personally, if I were in the market for a hybrid, the LeMond Wyzata would be near the top of my list. There aren't many 853 Select hybrids around. The only thing I would have done differently with that bike would be to spec a carbon or steel fork instead of an aluminum one.
08-25-04 | 10:53 AM
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Marin bikes are made in California. Nice bikes, too, and pretty affordable.
https://www.marinbikes.com/
https://www.marinbikes.com/
08-25-04 | 11:48 AM
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. The Cyclocross are really nice...wish I had the xtra $ for one right friggin' now. All steel too...mmmmmm.
08-25-04 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by caloso
Ahem! Coney, the thread title is "which bikes are mfrd in the US?" 
Is California that weird?? I've never really been there. I thought NYC was the only place referred to in the US as being 'not American'. (bunch of weirdos that we are)
08-25-04 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by coney
Is California that weird??
They've got an Austrian body-builder for a governor.
All I can say is...
Originally Posted by Demolition Man
Stallone: "Hold it! The Schwarzenegger Library?"
Bullock: "Yes, the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library. Wasn't he an actor?"
Stallone: "Stop! He was president?"
Bullock: "Yes. Even though he was not born in this country, his popularity at the time caused the 61st Amendment."
Bullock: "Yes, the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library. Wasn't he an actor?"
Stallone: "Stop! He was president?"
Bullock: "Yes. Even though he was not born in this country, his popularity at the time caused the 61st Amendment."
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08-25-04 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by coney
LOL
Is California that weird?? I've never really been there. I thought NYC was the only place referred to in the US as being 'not American'. (bunch of weirdos that we are)
Is California that weird?? I've never really been there. I thought NYC was the only place referred to in the US as being 'not American'. (bunch of weirdos that we are)
