Where's your bike from?

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Last weekend I sold off a old Illinois-built Columbia and an older
"Made in England" Raleigh Record. With all the news agency hysteria
regarding America's economy, overseas manufacturing, and the gov't
grand plan of aiding US artisans with handjob training for the service
sector, I think it's not uninteresting to consider where your prized 2
wheeler was welded.

- Kona Fire Mountain - ? tubes, welded in Taiwan
- Nishiki International - Tange tubes, lugged in Japan
- Litespeed Ocoee - US tubes and welds
- Rudge - ? tubes, lugged in England (I'm assuming)
- Schwinn Peloton - Reynolds tubes welded in Taiwan

My next bike will either be a Cinelli (Italy) or a Dahon folding
travel bike (Taiwan/Macau/China).
The parts are mostly Shimano, with some Suntour, RaceFace, Marzocchi,
CK, Mavic, QBP... oh yeah, the Kona has those sweet old Carramba
cranks.
FTR: I'm not trying to suggest that bikes built in one place are
better than bikes from another, or wrap myself up in the flag, or say
that people in one place deserve more than in another.
/scott

Bianchi SS - California, USA (for sure)
Cannondale road bike - USA
Fuji track bike - Japan
Monty mod trials bike - Spain
SC Bullit - ?
SC Heckler - ?
Specialized Stumpjumper M4 - California, USA?

- CA-G
guessing?

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass

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sector, I think it's not uninteresting to consider where your prized 2
wheeler was welded.

Good Ol' AMERICAN Aluminum Buddy!!!!!! C' Dale!!!!

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I think it's not uninteresting to consider where your prized 2
wheeler was welded.

- Fat Chance Buck Shaver - Tig welded in Somerset MA
- Ritchey NiTi - Tigged in Japan, braze-ons by Tom in CA
- Ionic Johnny Rotten - Tigged by James in Boulder
- Pinarello CX - Tigged in Italy (nice crowned fork, though)
- Bridgestone Radac - Glued in Japan

-Andrew

Tech Macau,Taiwan are China. Taiwan broke from
China when they went Commie. And for Macau was given back to China by
the Portuguese when the Britsh gave back Hong Kong. The most poorly
made bikes would be China and Macau. Which leaves Taiwan a lot of good
to super products come out of there. To name a few FSA,Truvitive,
Giant and the list goes on.

I MTB 2004

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Last weekend I sold off a old Illinois-built Columbia and an older
"Made in England" Raleigh Record. With all the news agency hysteria
regarding America's economy, overseas manufacturing, and the gov't
grand plan of aiding US artisans with handjob training for the service
sector, I think it's not uninteresting to consider where your prized 2
wheeler was welded.

Edge Icarus: USA (Jason Grove)
Edge SS: USA (James Blakely)
Team Marin: Taiwan
Schwinn Cruiser Supreme: Taiwan
Schwinn Speedster: USA (electrostatic)
Rollfast Middlewieght: USA
Prewar Schwinn Cruiser: USA
Schwinn Sierra: Taiwan

JD

supabonbon said:

With all the news agency hysteria
regarding America's economy, overseas manufacturing, and the gov't
grand plan of aiding US artisans with handjob training for the service
sector, I think it's not uninteresting to consider where your prized 2
wheeler was welded.

Trek OCLV: where was it welded? Nowhere! But it says "Manufactured in the
USA".

old Marin: Taiwan, I suppose.

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To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)

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Last weekend I sold off a old Illinois-built Columbia and an older
"Made in England" Raleigh Record. With all the news agency hysteria
regarding America's economy, overseas manufacturing, and the gov't
grand plan of aiding US artisans with handjob training for the service
sector, I think it's not uninteresting to consider where your prized 2
wheeler was welded.

- Kona Fire Mountain - ? tubes, welded in Taiwan
- Nishiki International - Tange tubes, lugged in Japan
- Litespeed Ocoee - US tubes and welds
- Rudge - ? tubes, lugged in England (I'm assuming)
- Schwinn Peloton - Reynolds tubes welded in Taiwan

Cannondale Scapel - U.S.A.
Cannondale F600 - U.S.A.
Cannondale F300 - U.S.A.
Cannondale R2000 - U.S.A.

Kona King Kikapu... Hawaii???

;-)

penny

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Last weekend I sold off a old Illinois-built Columbia and an older
"Made in England" Raleigh Record. With all the news agency hysteria
regarding America's economy, overseas manufacturing, and the gov't
grand plan of aiding US artisans with handjob training for the service
sector, I think it's not uninteresting to consider where your prized 2
wheeler was welded.

Edge Icarus: USA (Jason Grove)
Edge SS: USA (James Blakely)
Team Marin: Taiwan
Schwinn Cruiser Supreme: Taiwan
Schwinn Speedster: USA (electrostatic)
Rollfast Middlewieght: USA
Prewar Schwinn Cruiser: USA
Schwinn Sierra: Taiwan

1993 Bontrager, Santa Cruz
???? Murray beach cruiser, hell?
1999 DBR XR4, Taiwan?
2004 Turner 5 Spot, USA (although not in Temecula)

Greg

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Somerville, MA.

Penny S said:

Kona King Kikapu... Hawaii???

;-)

penny

Your POS was welded by a 13 year old girl in Taiwan!

J.D.

hehehehe

GT I-Drive = California

Turner DHR = California / Portland, Oregon (i believe)

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Slacker

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Penny S said:

Kona King Kikapu... Hawaii???

;-)

penny

Your POS was welded by a 13 year old girl in Taiwan!

J.D.

hehehehe

s'ok, JD already made me cry about it.

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" Glued in Japan "

Heheheheh, loved the way that phrase looked, heheheheheh...

Cheers!

',;~}~

Shaun aRe

supabonbon said:

Last weekend I sold off a old Illinois-built Columbia and an older
"Made in England" Raleigh Record. With all the news agency hysteria
regarding America's economy, overseas manufacturing, and the gov't
grand plan of aiding US artisans with handjob training

And I thought it was only Dutch government that subsidised handjob
training...

Kona Muni Mula - Far East
On-One Ti Inbred - Far East
Klasse shopper - lugged in Germany
Standard STA - Welded in the good ol' US of A

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Last weekend I sold off a old Illinois-built Columbia and an older
"Made in England" Raleigh Record. With all the news agency hysteria
regarding America's economy, overseas manufacturing, and the gov't
grand plan of aiding US artisans with handjob training for the service
sector, I think it's not uninteresting to consider where your prized 2
wheeler was welded.

Down to two bikes now, a Foes FXR, made from recycled Californian beer
tins, and an old DBR WCF hardtail, thats made of carbon fibre tubes
bonded to cromo lugs and rear triangle, probably thrown together in
Taiwan.Amazingly it's still in one piece.

cheers

G

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US artisans with handjob training for the service sector

Handjob?

Erm, lets see.

-'96 GT Zaskar, welded in USA from Alcoa (I think). Shiny.
-'89 Orange Clockwork, Tange Tubes, Taiwanese Sweat, Jolly Good Show.
-'93 Ribble 653, Reynolds Tubeset, brazed in Lancashire. Painted by a
lunatic.

Parts from UK, France, Italy, Germany, USA, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China.
Hands around the bicycle world.

Andy Chequer

supabonbon said:

Last weekend I sold off a old Illinois-built Columbia and an older
"Made in England" Raleigh Record. With all the news agency hysteria
regarding America's economy, overseas manufacturing, and the gov't
grand plan of aiding US artisans with handjob training for the service
sector, I think it's not uninteresting to consider where your prized 2
wheeler was welded.

- Kona Fire Mountain - ? tubes, welded in Taiwan
- Nishiki International - Tange tubes, lugged in Japan
- Litespeed Ocoee - US tubes and welds
- Rudge - ? tubes, lugged in England (I'm assuming)
- Schwinn Peloton - Reynolds tubes welded in Taiwan

My next bike will either be a Cinelli (Italy) or a Dahon folding
travel bike (Taiwan/Macau/China).
The parts are mostly Shimano, with some Suntour, RaceFace, Marzocchi,
CK, Mavic, QBP... oh yeah, the Kona has those sweet old Carramba
cranks.
FTR: I'm not trying to suggest that bikes built in one place are
better than bikes from another, or wrap myself up in the flag, or say
that people in one place deserve more than in another.
/scott

Ellsworth ID (My latest as of last week): USA
Kona ManoMano: Good 'Ole Taiwan
Intense Tazer: USA
Yeti Kokopelli: USA (It was the last one Easton made here before sending
production south)
Trek 800: Taiwan, I think
Specialized Rockhopper (my kid's bike): USA
Razor Scooter 🙂 : Taiwan

Plus I've had a few others that have been sold off long ago.
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Last weekend I sold off a old Illinois-built Columbia and an older
"Made in England" Raleigh Record.

Designed in USA (Turner, Standard), Canada (Cove) and GB (On-One, DMR)
Born in the USA (Turner, Standard, Cove) and Far East (On-One, DMR)

Now all naturalised as double hard Northern UK [censored]!

Steve.