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Grumman-581 wrote:
I checked out your website and saw that your frames are made in China... I was over at the bike shop a couple of weeks ago looking for a new bike for my daughter and noticed that *all* the bikes were either made in China or Taiwan... Doesn't *anyone* make a bike in the USA anymore? One guy builds frames here in Louisiana. Its for the xtreme sports people who do stunts and dirt racing. Used to build them here @4R7 and then moved his operation to Baton Rouge... |
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Darrel Toepfer wrote:
Grumman-581 wrote: I checked out your website and saw that your frames are made in China... I was over at the bike shop a couple of weeks ago looking for a new bike for my daughter and noticed that *all* the bikes were either made in China or Taiwan... Doesn't *anyone* make a bike in the USA anymore? One guy builds frames here in Louisiana. Its for the xtreme sports people who do stunts and dirt racing. Used to build them here @4R7 and then moved his operation to Baton Rouge... There's a man near me who makes his frames in his own shop using, get this, no power tools! He has a peddle operated grinder and other man powered tools that he uses. Of course, many of his components are imported as I don't think there are any US makers of brakes, derailleurs, etc. Check it out at: http://www.oswaldcycleworks.com/ I bought a couple of Fuji bikes there two years ago and Tom was a great guy to deal with. Matt |
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Trek still makes US frames as does Waterford. You can go to Waterford and
they make a frame to fit you. One of our bike club members is in line for a titanium Waterford proto type. When you talk Waterford you are not talking Wal-Mart as they can be up to $10,000 for each custom bike. -- Cy Galley - Webmaster www.qcbc.org "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... Darrel Toepfer wrote: Grumman-581 wrote: I checked out your website and saw that your frames are made in China... I was over at the bike shop a couple of weeks ago looking for a new bike for my daughter and noticed that *all* the bikes were either made in China or Taiwan... Doesn't *anyone* make a bike in the USA anymore? One guy builds frames here in Louisiana. Its for the xtreme sports people who do stunts and dirt racing. Used to build them here @4R7 and then moved his operation to Baton Rouge... There's a man near me who makes his frames in his own shop using, get this, no power tools! He has a peddle operated grinder and other man powered tools that he uses. Of course, many of his components are imported as I don't think there are any US makers of brakes, derailleurs, etc. Check it out at: http://www.oswaldcycleworks.com/ I bought a couple of Fuji bikes there two years ago and Tom was a great guy to deal with. Matt |
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