Re: Rank the Brands--Your Opinion

Joe said:

I’ll start the list (my hunches)....

Best Quality
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Fuji

In this category you miss out a lot of smaller firms (and small shops)
that offer excellent product, even if they are pricey.

e.g. Waterford & Independent Fabrications (to name two American bikes
I've actually seen). Also: Longstaff, Chas. Roberts, Condor (in the
UK).

[Again, this only counts bikes I've actually seen. Is Bob Jackson
still in Leeds? I saw a Bob Jackson bike here in NoVA, but wasn't
around to see the rider--I hadn't seen that name on a headbadge since
I left England]

At the very best quality, bicycle stop being mass-market entities and
start being custom-made pieces of equipment. You can probably turn up
an excellent builder in your area that nobody else will ever have
heard of.

-Luigi

Quoted message said:

Good Quality
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??

Average Quality
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Schwinn

Cheap Quality-Stay Away From
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Huffy