Re: [CR]OT: Asian production of modern famous makes....

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To: hturn@sbcglobal.net
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:26:12 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR]OT: Asian production of modern famous makes....
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

snipped: Henry Turner <hturn@sbcglobal.net> writes: "What may worry many, is that the expensive shiny new bike they spent hard earned money on, was not hand crafted by "Luigi" in his small workshop....If I were to list a number of manufacturers, how many would actually be made by those manufactures, or rather, not contracted out to a Taiwanese manufacturer?"

they never <were> handcrated by "Luigi" in his small workshop. that is an illusion that was born in the 70s U.S. bike boom. also, why does it matter where the work is done as long as it's produced well? it's a win-win situation. you can subcontract in the next county or across the pond. you're still doing the same thing: spec-ing a product and finding an efficient method of manufacturing. e-RICHIE Richard Sachs Cycles No.9, North Main Street Chester, CT 06412 USA http://www.richardsachs.com Tel. 860.526.2059