South Bound
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Suppose we Brits are so totally reliant on foreign stuff that we are used to accepting foreign-built stuff. And we are forbidden to be patriotic of course.
Marin Bicycles were Produced in Taiwan?
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When our economy is in the shitter, we grow attached to Amercian built stuff because we know we are not only buying something made my an American, but we're supporting his family, his hobbies, his life, (his meth habit), that kinda stuff.
When our economy is doing awesome...we could care less.
In either case, it doesn't matter much to me, I like the bike because I could barely get on it as a kid, and it was my Dad's prized bike. He raced it many times, did lots of touring and commuting on it, and now that he's gone, I feel like its a part of him.
It could be a Raleigh Maverick and I wouldn't care.
When our economy is doing awesome...we could care less.
In either case, it doesn't matter much to me, I like the bike because I could barely get on it as a kid, and it was my Dad's prized bike. He raced it many times, did lots of touring and commuting on it, and now that he's gone, I feel like its a part of him.
It could be a Raleigh Maverick and I wouldn't care.
Compassion with a local worker is not a good ground in the long run. Domestic markets are becoming less and less important. Even the US'. You have to stay compatative, if not you will all suffer :twisted:
Do what you are good at. That is pretty sure not manufacturing mass produced bicycles.
Do what you are good at. That is pretty sure not manufacturing mass produced bicycles.
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The Taiwanese are very good at building bikes and I don't have any concerns over a Taiwan built bike but it starts to worry me when you see some modern Konas are now made in Vietnam, at least Taiwan has a good reputation for making them. Many modern "american" bikes say 'designed in the USA' on them, you have to search for tiny the 'made in XYZ' sticker.
Slightly OT: Parkpre used Easton Elite tubing for the Pro Image models, the tubes were made in the US and shipped over to Taiwan to be welded into frames and built up as complete bikes and then shipped back to the US for worldwide distribution. Would this be the same story for Tange tubing? No wonder they were so expensive.
Slightly OT: Parkpre used Easton Elite tubing for the Pro Image models, the tubes were made in the US and shipped over to Taiwan to be welded into frames and built up as complete bikes and then shipped back to the US for worldwide distribution. Would this be the same story for Tange tubing? No wonder they were so expensive.
