Bicycle recommendation needed
My road bike protests that assertion.
Handmade in Waterloo, WI.
http://allanti.com/page.cfm?PageID=328 has a run down on where large brands make or buy their frames. There are still a few upper mid to high end bikes built or assembled in the US. Almost all components are foreign made regardless of brand.
The Cdale info is slightly outdated since more of the aluminum production has headed to Taiwan with most carbon frames remaining in the US for now. It's unclear what will happen now that they are part of the Canadian owned GT/Schwinn/Mongoose big box empire. I still wouldn't turn down the opportunity to lose a few XC pounds with a Scalpel.
Unfortunately entry and most mid level production has left the US for good thanks to foreign production costs being less than our raw materials. China will probably steal all but the higher end assembly from Taiwan eventually.
My road bike protests that assertion.
Handmade in Waterloo, WI.
http://allanti.com/page.cfm?PageID=328 has a run down on where large brands make or buy their frames. There are still a few upper mid to high end bikes built or assembled in the US. Almost all components are foreign made regardless of brand.
The Cdale info is slightly outdated since more of the aluminum production has headed to Taiwan with most carbon frames remaining in the US for now. It's unclear what will happen now that they are part of the Canadian owned GT/Schwinn/Mongoose big box empire. I still wouldn't turn down the opportunity to lose a few XC pounds with a Scalpel.
Unfortunately entry and most mid level production has left the US for good thanks to foreign production costs being less than our raw materials. China will probably steal all but the higher end assembly from Taiwan eventually.