Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
America (well, it says “hand-built in the US from foreign and domestic parts” on it)
tandem: arizona
track: arizona
basket: who knows but i think japan
cx: usa (i think, aren’t poprads made from 853 in wisc?)
road: california
mountain: taiwan
touring: usa (or maybe not, depending on what trek did in the early 90s)
I don’t care where my bike was made, so long as the robot that made it is white.
are there any companies that make components in the us or is that article’s entire point moot?
Phil Wood, Chris King type shit maybe? I thought all that boutiquey stuff was hand made by old men in the sheds out back their estates although I could be wrong.
Who cares about where it came from at this point, the real question is:
WILL IT BLEND?
[quote=octopus magic]Who cares about where it came from at this point, the real question is:
DOSE IT PLANE?[/quote]
ftfy
this.
and I dat milwookie’s made in 'Consin.
and dat Stowe was made in upstate NY
also
Merca
another mercan on the way
Italy
Japan
Belgium prolly really Taiwan
proudly Taiwan x3
all that matter are the colourways. newbs.
i got american aussie japanese and dutch in the house. had an italian one that i truly miss. on the lookout for another for good price. probably never happen.
when talkin about older frames the different origins really do kinda have different philosophies…
both my frames are hand me downs
the cardiff is eyetalian
the lotus is from jaypan
i like to imagine they were both made by cute little old men wearing leather aprons and taking lots of smoke breaks
Rocky Mountain = Canada, Cilo = Switzerland, Vitali = Italy, KHS = Taiwan.
taiwan, taiwan, taiwan, taiwan, taiwan, taiwan
at least it’s not china…
azn gf was made in murrica but parents made in taiwan
back boners made in america
As we’re making lists;
Giant - Taiwan.
De Rosa - Italy.
Surly - Taiwan.
Jury - Fuck knows, prolly China. Maybe Taiwan.
Schwinn - America, cause vintage.
And waiting on another American, which is being made by a very tall man in a leather apron who might or might not take copious smoke breaks.
Am I the only person on tarck with a Swiss bike? HY.
bigbike made in murrica
America, Taiwan, America, Taiwan, China
Just wanted to add that things change really fast in this industry. Some of this article is outdated already. And there is no doubt in my mind that a good amount of high end production will move over to China in the next 2 years. And after that, Vietnam and Cambodia.