Who owns bikes that are all made in the USA?

[Sandy]

97CSI has a wonderful thread- "Where Was Your Bike Made" It was pointed out that 95% of the bikes made that are sold in the United States are made in China or Taiwan. I was wondering how many of us own bikes ONLY made in the USA.

I own two bikes, both made in the USA.

2008 Serotta Coeur D'Acier
2004 Serotta Ottrott St

So who else owns bikes all of which are made in the USA? What are they?


Made in the USA,


Sandy

[dave thompson]

Family bikes:

Serotta Fierte IT
Calfee Tetra Pro (X2)
Rans Formula V

[pdmtong]

...

[sg8357]

I have a Chris Kvale, but it has Italian, French,Japanese parts and Italian tubes.

I also have a Bates, British bike, with British tubes, derailer, bars, saddle, brakes, stem and hubs.
It does have a French chainset, Japanese tires on Australian (Commonwealth) rims.

So my Bates is the most patriotic bike by jingo, Rule Britannia.

Scott G.

[Ozz]

My bikes are both Serotta's....2003 CSI and a 2004 Legend Ti....and made in the USA.

I think my wife's Electra Townie and my son's Novarra BMX bike are both made in China.

[CaptStash]

Seems to me my Mcmahon frame is USA built, but I think the Sakai aluminum forks are from over yonder.

My IF Crown Jewel is certainly USA fabbed, but I don't where Reynolds has their fab for cranking out the omnipresent Ouzo pro.

I haven't a clue where my older Felt F1 Scandium was welded up, probably China or Taiwan.

My (really my son's) Answer Felt F1 was built here though.

CaptStash....

[melonyogloo]

I have two bikes that are built in USA

Serotta Attack
Litespeed Arenberg

[Ken Robb]

"All built in the USA"---I'm not sure how far to go with that. What about tubing and components? If it's carbon did the fibers and stuff all originate in the USA? I know USA produces ti tubing but I don't know where the ti is found. I think a lot of steel comes from Italy. I don't have any bikes with a USA Schwinn gruppo. :)

[lavi]

Gunnar Ruffian
Speedvagen

Born in the USA!

[sn69]

Currently my Waterford.
Recently two Serottas (CIII and a Nova), two Cannondales, a Softride, a Dean, a Schwinn Paramount, a Seven, and a Spectrum.

But, I also had a Pegoretti (MUST get another one of those) and a Bridgestone.

Next up? Not sure, although a Hampsten is my latest thought. Or perhaps that new Taiwanese Rivendell.

[LesMiner]

Serrota Legend Ti and Rans Screamer are two I have from the US. I do not think there are any components manufactured in the US. Probably no handle bars, stems, pedals, seat posts, saddles, or tires are made in the US. It would it seem that US made is limited to frame fabrication and final assembly.

[Tobias]

"All built in the USA"---I'm not sure how far to go with that. What about tubing and components? If it's carbon did the fibers and stuff all originate in the USA? I know USA produces ti tubing but I don't know where the ti is found. I think a lot of steel comes from Italy. I don't have any bikes with a USA Schwinn gruppo. :)+1

Frame and fork yes, but not the bike. As part of the cost, I'd say maybe 50:50 made in USA versus everything else foreign; mostly the components.

[Hardlyrob]

Well...it looks like three out of four current bikes with one USA incoming:

Current:
'96 CSI - US
'08 Kirk Terraplane - US
8? Coppi Steel - Italy
Trek 970 Stumpjumper - US - it's really old and decrpit, and only gets ridden in the snow.

The components are from all over the world - Japan (probably China too), Italy, France, US, Switzerland, and who knows where the tubes for the US bikes came from.

Incoming:
Richard Sachs - sometime in 2013 or 2014? - US, but I don't know where the tubes will come from.

Cheers!

Rob

[moots7]

1999 Seven Axiom Ti
2003 Steelman CC
2007 Ellsworth Truth
All with King (hubs) Wheels
Now if only the drive trains were USA!

[sevencyclist]

I have two bike frames that are made in the USA, but majority of weight on those bikes are coming from those foreign land.

Seven Frame: USA
Richard Sachs Frame: USA

Brooks Saddles: England
Crank Brothers Pedals: USA
Butyl Tubes: Taiwan

Campy Record: Italy.
Lugs on Sachs: Taiwan, about 10 miles from where I grew up.
Sapim Spokes: Belgium
Continenal Tires: Germany
Oval Concepts Stem: Switzerland
Deda Elementi Bar: Italy

Fox Fork on Seven: USA
Shimano XTR on Seven: Japan
Kings Hub: USA
DT Swiss Rims and Spokes: Switzerland
Easton Post: USA
Panaracer Tires: Japan

[MilanoTom]

Five of 'em have US-made framesets:

Kelly Knobby-X
Kelly Bone Stock
Richard Sachs road
Cannondale CAAD3
mid 70s Masi Gran Criterium

There are a few American parts (Salsa, Paul, Ritchey) tossed in here and there as well (with some of those parts on non-US framesets).

Regards,
Tom

[ThasFACE]

Spectrum Ti
Kirk JKS
Cannondale SystemSix

[rsa]

Road - '05 Serotta Ottrott
Mtn - Merlin XLM (last year Rob Vandermark was there before Seven)
Fixed - '06 Steelman
Cross - '08 DeSalvo

[willy in pacifi]

Co-Motion Norwester brevet bike - retired
Merlin Agilus - retired
Meridain 650c TT bike
Taylor disc braked CX bike
IF 26" wheeled CX bike for wife
Vanilla road bike
Speedvagen road bike
Vanilla PBP bike
Santana Triplet
Bilenky Aremet tandem

Even our two bikemobiles are Chrysler T & C but don't know how much is USA
My 3 kids are made in the USA but my wife is an inport.

willy in pacifica

[Climb01742]

is there honestly in difference between a handmade bike made in italy by one man and one made in montana by one man and one made in japan by one man? i'm certainly not trying to pick a fight but when it comes to bikes, how does it matter where they're made? in many ways, any bike made in america is built on a culture made in europe.

[Pete Serotta]

In my narrow view the frame, no matter where built, is a reflection of the builder - just as a painting is the reflection of the artist. If the builder puts that smile on your face - that is all that counts. Some of the japanese. european, and North American (yes CANADA also) are my all time LUST bikes!!!


is there honestly in difference between a handmade bike made in italy by one man and one made in montana by one man and one made in japan by one man? i'm certainly not trying to pick a fight but when it comes to bikes, how does it matter where they're made? in many ways, any bike made in america is built on a culture made in europe.

[Marcusaurelius]

Although I've a couple made in the usa bicycles (Lemond Poprad, Lemond Sarthe, Trek 520), I would glaidly purchase a frame made in italy, france or anywhere else if I liked it.

The only thing I do not like is italian threaded botom brackets so if I could get an italian frame with an elnglish threaded bottom bracket--that would be great.

[R2D2]

As a matter of curiosity I tried to think of tires made in the USA and couldn't.
Are there any?

[deluxerider]

IF Crown Jewel SE
IF Deluxe
Titus Racer-X (before production was moved offshore)

[maunahaole]

Merckx Ti, from the fine folks at Litespeed.

[97CSI]

'87 Paramount, Waterford, WI
'07 Lemond Zurich, Waterloo, WI

[jimcav]

kestrel 500sc 1999--should not count as it's been in a box since 2003
serotta 93 coors light--kept with relatives for those times i get back to my hometown

vanilla
IF 953
crumpton
prince

oh and my MTB
cannondale scalpel (04/05 era)

[djg]

Well . . . my road bike frame, cross bike frame, and old road bike frame that's now a fixed gear, were made in upstate NY, but . . . I dunno, I've got US made rims on a couple of wheels, but hubs from Italy, Switzerland, and wherever, and a set of nucleons, and a set of something with Taiwan made rims, mostly campag components, but maybe my spooky carbon cantis were made in the US, tires here, there, and everywhere (Italy, Germany, Thailand, and counting), Italian saddles (I think), stems and bars from wherever.

[irideti]

My all American made fleet -

Seven Axiom
Seven Verve
Lynskey R330
Crumpton

All with Chris King headset.

[Sandy]

I didn't think we would get so many all made in the USA bikes so quickly.

Made in the USA by my mommy and my daddy, :rolleyes:


:) Simple Sandy :)

[rnhood]

Calfee Tetra. All USA, labor and material.

[capybaras]

I have 3 bikes:
Igleheart
Serotta
IF

Nothing against bikes not made in the US, but these 3 are sweet. :banana:

[joelh]

89 Serotta Colorado
96 Cannondale M200

Being built up 1999 schwinn Peloton. I think made by Panasonic in Japan.

[Z3c]

My four USA made road frames:

Della Santa lugged
Parlee Z3C
Calfee Tetra Pro
Vanilla lugged

Love 'em all..

Scott

[GuyGadois]

I believe my Fünke Ti is made in Sudden Valley, Orange County, CA.

Fünke (http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=55314)

[hansolo758]

In our family:

Waterford Adventure Cycle
Bob Brown sport
Serotta Legend Ti
Serotta Meivici
Serotta CSi
Serotta Rapid Tour
Serotta GP Suisse
Lemond Wayzata
Trek OCLV

[Ray]

Couple 'o ti Spectra, both made in the US, in Tennessee I believe. Not sure about the Wound Up fork on one of 'em though - any ideas? The other fork is steel from up the road in the Lehigh Valley.

I've had three Rivs that were US products, but currently have a Rambouillet (Japan) and a Bleriot (Taiwan, I think). My other bike is a Brompton (GB) so the Spec's are the only US bikes at the moment. Have to check on that fork.

I can't think of a single PART on any of my bikes that were made in the US. I'm sure there are a few, maybe some cables or spokes or something? Maybe the King Headsets and Phill BBs.

-Ray

[gman]

Of 13 bikes total:

3 Serotta (Colorado AL, Atlanta. HSG Ti)
3 Cannondale (F700, F700, T3000)
1 Trek (old 400 - beater bike)

Non-US Made:

Guerciotti SP
Guerciotti Track
Specialized Langster
Schwinn Madison
Vintage Colnago
Mongoose Cross

Just over 50%...not bad.

[happycampyer]

Come to think of it, I have a few:

Moots Compact SL
Moots Vamoots SL
Moots Psychlo-X
Moots YBB
Serotta Ottrott ST
Parlee Z3
Hampsten Cinghiale Pro (IF-built)
Vanilla (Gentle Lover's team road bike I picked up secondhand for my wife)

To continue the made in the USA theme, all of the above have Chris King headsets; all of the Moots have Moots stems and seatposts; the Ottrott has a Moots stem and Eriksen seatpost; the Hampsten has a Thomson stem; and the Vanilla has a Thompson stem and seatpost.

[martinrjensen]

3 out of 4 of my road bikes are made in the USA. The 4th is Taiwan. actually the three are handmade also

[akatsuki]

Lynskey- USA made frame.
Anchor- Japanese made.

Gotta say that my next frame may be a Time... so I will be leaving this club in the next year or so....

[Bob Loblaw]

I think my Bob Loblaw Law Bomb was made in the U.S. Virgin Islands by a guy born in Tobago who later became a naturalized citizen.

[14max]

*****

[Viper]

I own two bikes, both made in the USA.

2008 Serotta Coeur D'Acier
2004 Serotta Ottrott St

So who else owns bikes all of which are made in the USA? What are they?


Made in the USA,


Sandy

Who's an American who will RIDE his American bike this spring in America?

:beer:

[Elefantino]

All of our bikes (Concours, LaCorsa, Scott CR-1) were purchased in the USA.

I paid USA taxes on all of 'em.

My contribution to the stimulus. :banana:

[Bob Ross]

I apologize if I've been mislead, and I don't mean this to be disparaging in any way -- in fact, it wouldn't/doesn't slow me down one iota from droolingly covetting his excellent frames --but fwiw


isn't the entire rear triangle of a Crumpton an off-the-shelf part from Easton, i.e., a Taiwanese company? Fork too, is my understanding.

If that is in fact true it seems really disingenuous to call a Crumpton "entirely made in the USA"

Again, not that I would give a rat's ass where one of those beauties was made...

[jchasse]

Between my wife and I, 8 bikes. 7 made in USA, 1 I'm not sure:

Zank Cross Bike - MA
Eriksen Road - CO
Serotta Road - NY
Gunnar Cross - WI
Ventana MTB - CA
Waterford Road - WI
Santa Cruz MTB - CA

1993 Kona Hei Hei Ti MTB - ???

[Maxsec]

I have seven bikes, all made in THE USA

Serotta CSi
Serotta CXII steel
Carl Strong Cross steel
Carl Strong MTB ti
Gunnar Ruffian
Cannondale Scalpel, which I need to sell. The Lefty is on the Strong MTB.

And just in.....

Trek TTX 9.9SSL frameset, just waiting for the Zipp Vuka Aero bars to complete the build.

[bluekudu]

Dean El Diente. I assume the tubing is US Made, but I could be wrong

[john903]

I have two both steel

Hampsten Cinghale (Match Built in Seattle.) # AH140 I belive it is 2001. Full Campy except Chris King head set which is cool I think most Hampstens come with CK head sets.

Waterford RS12 from 1998 now a fix gear with Campy.

Note to [happycampyer] what year is your Cinghale pro just curious when Hampsten started using IF as their steel builder?

John

[nervexpro55]

97CSI has a wonderful thread- "Where Was Your Bike Made" It was pointed out that 95% of the bikes made that are sold in the United States are made in China or Taiwan. I was wondering how many of us own bikes ONLY made in the USA.

I own two bikes, both made in the USA.

2008 Serotta Coeur D'Acier
2004 Serotta Ottrott St

So who else owns bikes all of which are made in the USA? What are they?


Made in the USA,


Sandy
I have a few,
Roland Della Santa 2003 and 2005
Masi 1974 and 1984
Schwinn Paramount 1961 and 1998
Gunnar roadie 2008
Schwinn cruiser 200?
Trek 520 199?
Lemond Ti 199?

[Peter B]

IF Planet X
IF ti Deluxe SS
Ibis Silk ti
Steve Rex custom
Steve Potts custom
Serotta Legend ti

[ButtedMoron]

3 Ibis Hakkalugis - all made in my home county
1 Ellsworth MTB
1 Joe Starck Trackie made in my present home of Sandy Eggo

sorry but my roadie is Belgian made with our lord and saviors name on the downtube (no offense to the religious)

[mikki]

All American...

Trek 5900 OCLV 2004

Holland Exogrid 2007

[rwsaunders]

Lemond Poprad and Serotta Legend Ti for this kid.

[bironi]

2 out of 3 USA made.

Moot Vamoots
Medici Pro Strada

DeRosa

[Steve in SLO]

I'm USA-centric:
Moots Vamoots SL and YBB
Litespeed Unicoi
IF Crown Jewel
Anvil X 3
Seven MudHoney
Ibis Hakkalugi
Sachs road

[Steve in SLO]

Santana Sovereign
Specialized S-Works M2
Crap, I got a lotta bikes...

[PacNW2Ford]

Schwinn Paramount OS, Waterford, WI
Fat City Yo Eddy Team! Fat Chance, Somerville, MA
Klein Performance, Chehalis, WA
Waterford 2200, Waterford, WI
Independent Fabrication Steel Deluxe, Somerville, MA

Kogswell P/R Mk. II, uhh, no.

[slowgoing]

Not that there's anything with buying American, but count me among those glad to have some bikes made outside the U.S.:

Merckx MX Leader
Look 381
Colnago Masterxlight
and a few vintage Italian frames (Olmo, Ciocc, Pogliaghi)

[sokyroadie]

4 of 5
Serotta CXII
Serotta HSG
Keith Lippy
Litespeed

Soma Double Cross

Jeff

[paulandmonster]

winsor pro mexico 1979
holdsworth uk 1981
colnago super italy 1981
bataglin italy 1985
merckx slx belgium chem bank 1986?
merckx 753 1989
milano prototype italy 1990
milano italy 1991
atala sl italy 1980s
colnago superismo italy 1996
colnago technos italy 1998
pogliaghi 1982 campy 50th never ridden italy
colnago mexico 1983 italy
benoto 1981 series 3000 italy
olmo competition full panto 1982 italy
giani mota panto 1982 italy
colnago super 1983 saronni red italy
merckx caloi motorola team frame never built belgium
colnago c40 2002 italy just sold
colnago extreme-c 2007 just built thats my new baby italy

so mostly italian with some belgians which are like italians best ones were the c40 and odly enough the battaglin i beat the crap out of that bike. worst was the merkcx 753 broke at the shift levers and i never wrecked it. gita was no help in getting it fixed or replaced. the ex-c so far is real sweet but havent put enough miles on it yet for full review but i think its going to be my new all time best. the pog was beautiful chrome vip and 50th but i got it never ridden and i couldnt bring myself to do it all though i made a very nice profit on it.

other bikes raced but not owned vitus, willier that beautiful old metalic copper one best looking bike maybe ever wish i could find one now.

[paulandmonster]

my first bike was a gold schwinn sting ray with banana seat and angel bars i remember waiting till i was big enough to ride it.

[djg]

I didn't think we would get so many all made in the USA bikes so quickly.

Made in the USA by my mommy and my daddy, :rolleyes:


:) Simple Sandy :)

Sandy, my best guess is that if we're talking bikes, not frames, and really counting everything from tires to saddles, the count still stands at zero. Heck, I think that even my "old" CSi frame, designed, brazed, and painted, all by hand in Saratoga Springs, NY, probably had pipes that took a ride on a boat before making their way to NY.

[Russell]

Gunnar Roadie

[Bob Loblaw]

My most American bike is a John Howard, hand-made in California from Italian tubing by Dave Moulton, an expat Brit. It wears mostly Italian componentry with a few bits from Japan and France and tubes and tires designed in Germany and probably manufactured in Asia.

BL

[NHAero]

US made:
Serotta Concours
Litespeed Unicoi
Klein Pulse II

o'er the pond:
in the Rule Britannia dept...
Raleigh 20 folder
1972 Bob Jackson Olympus (the beauty of the fleet)
and across the channel, n'est-ce pas...
1957 OTB (formerly Sheldon's bike, being refurbed into a fixed gear)

[jbrainin]

isn't the entire rear triangle of a Crumpton an off-the-shelf part from Easton, i.e., a Taiwanese company? Fork too, is my understanding.

I was always under the impression that Crumpton uses carbon fiber tubing and forks from Edge, which last I heard is is all made in the US.

[dsteady]

2008 Serotta Cd'A
2002 Moots Vamoots
2006 Sycip JavaBoy

[Bob Ross]

I was always under the impression that Crumpton uses carbon fiber tubing and forks from Edge, which last I heard is is all made in the US.


I must've gotten that Easton tip from this Pez review:

http://pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=3956

...which admittedly is 3 years old, so perhaps Nick has changed his sources? In fact, checking Crumpton's website now, I see that the rear triangle no longer sports the Easton logo nor even the same weave as the Easton portrayed in that Pez review, so it does look like that's probably out-of-date info.

Mea culpa.

[Bob Ross]

Incoming:
Richard Sachs - sometime in 2013 or 2014? - US, but I don't know where the tubes will come from.

Italy no doubt:
http://www.frameforum.net/pegoavatar.jpg

[abqhudson]

Serotta

[bluekudu]

Dean El Diente. I assume the tubing is US Made, but I could be wrong

I forgot to mention my wife's Moots Vamoots Compact and my son's US made Schwinn Homegrown hard tail

[Sandy]

Sandy, my best guess is that if we're talking bikes, not frames, and really counting everything from tires to saddles, the count still stands at zero. Heck, I think that even my "old" CSi frame, designed, brazed, and painted, all by hand in Saratoga Springs, NY, probably had pipes that took a ride on a boat before making their way to NY.

I think that you are correct. I was really talking framesets. Possibly just frames, as different forks, not made by the frame builder, are often chosen. In addition, as you said, the tubing may not even be produced in the US. Probably relatively few bikes that have frame, fork, and tubes that are made in the US, and possibly/probably zero bikes that are totally made in the US.

I was made in the US as stated, but my mother came from Russia, so maybe I don't really count as made in the USA. :)


Sandy

[Waldo]

My most American bike is my Steve Rex made with True Temper tubing. I hope True Temper is made in the States. Otherwise, the Rex is tied with 1975 Masi GC made in Carlsbad, CA and 1975 Peter Johnson made somewhere around Palo Alto.

[dnades]

I've got two bikes made in USA

Serotta Concours
Merlin Road
Maybe 3- a really old Kona explosif from the mid 90's with Joe Murray fork. Frame might have been made in taiwan though.

[Sheldon4209]

USA made
2 Co-Motion tandems
1 Santana
1 Serotta
I think a Stimulus Plan should include a tax credit for buying a new made in the USA bike.

[itsalldark]

Serotta 30th anniversary
Seven IMX cross

[rounder]

91 serotta nhx
06 serotta ciii
05 cannondale f700

[Der_Kruscher]

Lynskey R330 w/some other american bits - King headset, Thomson post & stem, and ti King Cages. My other 2 bikes are Surlys but I don't hold their Taiwanese orgin against them :-)

[kerrycycle]

Serotta HSG Carbon
Kelly Knobby X

I can't forget my Zipp 404s...made in good 'ole Indianapolis, Indiana (where I grew up and am quite proud to call home).

[jeffg]

Serotta Legend Ti
Hampsten/Parlee Z1

[Sandy]

USA made
2 Co-Motion tandems
1 Santana
1 Serotta
I think a Stimulus Plan should include a tax credit for buying a new made in the USA bike.

Why not? By the time it is all done, it will probably include everything else.

Sandy

[Ride-Fly]

I was always under the impression that Crumpton uses carbon fiber tubing and forks from Edge, which last I heard is is all made in the US.

actually a reply to bob ross. i've heard that parlee's lower models (z3 and maybe z2) had the "off-the-shelf" rear triangles to save cost and to pass the savings onto the customer. can't recall who/where the rear tri was made but i thought it might be easton. but good catch on that if it is the case!

[RABikes2]

Serotta Legend Ti ST
Trek WSD 5.0 Pilot

[happycampyer]

actually a reply to bob ross. i've heard that parlee's lower models (z3 and maybe z2) had the "off-the-shelf" rear triangles to save cost and to pass the savings onto the customer. can't recall who/where the rear tri was made but i thought it might be easton. but good catch on that if it is the case!From everything that I have read, the wishbone seatstay for the Z2/Z3 was/is molded in-house. The cost savings (which don't really exist anymore) were supposed to come from the simpler assembly process. Also from what I've read, the tube layups for the Z1/Z2/Z3 have been spec'ed by Parlee but made by others, originally Reynolds Composites and now Edge. The Z4 is a different animal, it is made offshore.

[Bob Ross]

From everything that I have read, the wishbone seatstay for the Z2/Z3 was/is molded in-house.

That's my understanding also.

Also from what I've read, the tube layups for the Z1/Z2/Z3 have been spec'ed by Parlee but made by others, originally Reynolds Composites and now Edge.

I'd heard the tubes were fabricated in Utah, which would mean ...um ... Reynolds or Edge. Great.

[ciclisto]

A white Holland custom made, pearl white with gold pinstriping the lugs. black decals, one red seat tube panel. 20K miles still looks new ride it now. All campy chorus 7 speed. new record brakes and open pro. tubing columbus sl /slp steel fork. made in San Diego.

[L84dinr]

fast by freddie made in Norman, OK. True Temper tubing.

old lugged Trek 531 tubing.

CSi.

long gone but still have the forks... My old Eisentraut.

Schwinn KOM mtb.

[happycampyer]

Note to [happycampyer] what year is your Cinghale pro just curious when Hampsten started using IF as their steel builder?

JohnMy Cinghiale Pro was built last year. From the website, it sounds like they dropped the Pro for a while:

"This is a return to our roots, of a sort. Similar to our first-generation Match-built Cinghiale Pro frames the new version again features lightweight steel tubing, uber-clean TIG-welds and paint, and that quick-yet-stable Hampsten geometry which so many of us know and love."

You must have one of the originals.

[W_Sobchak]

Salsa La Raza- Built in Petaluma, CA or Reynolds 853

[ty-ro]

Black Sheep Ti road
Kent Eriksen Ti 29er mtb

[SoCalSteve]

Hmm, what do I have thats built in the US...

Kirk Terraplane
Moots Compact SL
Serotta Ottrott
Serotta Hors Categorie
Trek Y-Foil
Titus ExoGrid road (wife)
Merlin Cyrene (wife)

and made in France and Italy...

Time VXR
Pegoretti Marcello
Colnago Extreme Power

and, I am not exactly sure where the Look 595 is made, but it is French designed, yes?

Thats all I have at this point. :banana:

Just sayin'

Steve

[Peter B]

Indy Fab ti Deluxe SS
Indy Fab Planet X
Steve Potts ti fixed gear
Steve Rex S&S Randonneur
Ibis Silk ti
Serotta Legend ti
(Incoming) Desalvo 10th Anniv fixed gear

[rustychisel]

call me snippy but I expected better from this forum.

[97CSI]

Yep........everyone is rich over here so we should all have a few Sachs or whatever.

Just added a '96 Trek 2300 with the graphite tubes and aluminum lugs to my stable.

[Zoomie80]

Looked at my rides and realized they're all USA bikes:
2003 Serotta Legend Ti
1991 Davidson Impulse
1991 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp
1986 Trek 700 Tri-series

Zoomie

[LesMiner]

Hmm, what do I have thats built in the US...

Kirk Terraplane
Moots Compact SL
Serotta Ottrott
Serotta Hors Categorie
Trek Y-Foil
Titus ExoGrid road (wife)
Merlin Cyrene (wife)

Steve

Is that Titus ExoGrid that Colorado Cyclist was selling off last year? The frame and fork was like a third off in price. I had heard that it was made in China for Titus but for some reason they dropped it.

[android]

Made in the USA Stuff:

Spectrum Road
Spectrum Track
Waterford Road w S&S
Santana Tandem

[Chad Engle]

call me snippy but I expected better from this forum.

Snippy.

CDA
QBall
Gary Fisher Sugar - Don't know if it's made in US or not.

Plenty of good stuff made all over this world. Think global buy local.

chad

[39cross]

Spectrum Ti
Ira Ryan steel
Trek 520 (aka the station wagon)

[Charles M]

Serotta Meivici,

Serotta Nove

Parlee Z1 sl

Crumpton SLL

Lynskey Custom 3

Ottrot st(past)

Seven Elium Race

Trek Madone6

Cannondale MTB



Mostly SRAM and a couple sets of Zipp and American Classics...



GREAT bikes from other places, Also just got a Colnago EPS to replace the 50 and like loads of other bikes, but I don't think anyone is building a better product than US Custom Carbon.

[max_powers]

2001 Schwinn Fastback Pro

Handmade in Colorado 'skunk works'

Very light Compact design steep top tube angle, no paint, anodized, keeps weight minimized

'the bike that bankrupted Schwinn'


Yes paulandmonster, loved my '85 Battaglin also, Italia Velo Sport special

[John M]

My made in USA bikes:

1983 Trek 730
2004 Merlin Agilis
2005 Quintana Roo Santo

My wife has two made in USA:
1994 Trek 2300
1995 Cannondale M500

My foreign made:
1987 Vitus 979 (France)
1993 Kestrel 200 Sci (Japan)
1989 Schwinn Sierra Comp (made by Giant in China)
2007 Rocky Mountain Solo CXR Team (Canada)

[RBaker2778]

USA Made:(Steamboat Colorado)

Kent Eriksen

Foreign Made: (All probably made in Asia)

Orbea Onix
Colnago Arte
Bianchi San Jose

[DukeHorn]

95 Merlin
00 Calfee Tetra Pro
07 Quiring Steel Road

Canadian
99 Rocky Mountain TO (best paint job!!)

[alancw3]

down to one bike and so happy for it. cannondale six13. all american made which now that i think about it doesn't really mean to much to me. it's the ride that counts.

[jvp]

usa:
'89 waterford paramount
'80 mclean

italy: ~'84 bianchi ecopista? w/ older (70s) campy track parts

japan: '76 fuji feather track

china: '06 raleigh rush hour pro

[Bytesiz]

2008 Aegis Victory
1994 GT Zaskar
2001 Trek 2000 (wife's bike)

[znfdl]

USA Bikes:

Spectrum Ti
Spectrum Track
Vanilla
Lemond Propad (Platinum OX)

[kevintice]

In my garage-

2 Lemond Zurich
1 Lemond Buenos Aires
Mid 90's Cannondale mountain Bike

Hampsten Strada Bianca Ti (Ericksen built)

Hampsten Strada Bianca steel, "travelissimo" (IF built)

[stephenyi]

serotta csi
schwinn paramount ti
fat city chris chance
performance fixed (serotta-built)

[maddog17]

i've got a Ted Wojcik from 1998.

[TC Johnson]

Three USA built bikes in my house:

Eddy Merckx Majestic Ti - (Welded by Litespeed)
Litespeed Blade TT
Wife's Litespeed Teramo

Currently trying to get my hands on a Meivici from a forumite in the UK to add to the US contingent. :banana:

Oh say can you see...

TC

[old_school]

Currently in production: Igleheart frame and fork, Paul crank and track hubs, Phil Wood BB & cog, King headset. Made in the USA - soon to be my one and only ride.

[Satellite]

Moots times 5
Ibis
Serotta

All built in the good ole USA

[issixtoomany]

Here's what's at our house today...

2004 Spectrum Ti
1987 Fat Chance
1992 Fat Chance Yo Eddy
1998 Cannondale Cross
1985 Redcay (Wife)
1992 Cannondale MTB (Wife)

Asian built, marketed by USA company:
2005 Rivendell Romulus (Toyo Japan?)
2001 Jamis Eclipse (Son)

Italian:
1992 Derosa SLX

[simple]

My one and only is a Calfee....SRAM group, Quarq on SRAM, Zipp stem/bar, Thompson post, Speedplay pedals (?), Chris King Headset, Chris King hubs......
and Fizik saddle + saddle tape, DT rims + spokes

so close!

[SoCalSteve]

Is that Titus ExoGrid that Colorado Cyclist was selling off last year? The frame and fork was like a third off in price. I had heard that it was made in China for Titus but for some reason they dropped it.

Oh no, this bike was custom made in AZ. Just ask Jack Brunk. It was his first.

I think you may have it a bit mixed up. ExoGrid tubing is only licensed to a couple builder. Titus and Bill Holland. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Steve

[93legendti]

Too many Serottas
2 Bike Fridays (I need to list the Pocket Rocket)
Santana Tandem
Slingshot 650c folder (I need to sell this)
Kirk JKS
Spectrum Ti coupled

I am not sure if the kids' Treks were made in the USA






ki

[jsfoster]

'98 Serotta Csi, now a single speed/fixie
'07 Serotta Legend Ti st, 10 speed
'95 (or so) Pinarello, steel Cyclo Cross 10 speed.

I keep looking for another Italian....

[I Want Sachs?]

I wonder how many owns bikes that are all made in Mexico?

Frank Schleck is probably wondering how many owns bikes that are all make in Luxembourg.

[dogdriver]

I think this is all USA, 'septin' of course the seat (Italy) and the rubber (Germany). Sorry its not a Serotta-- its the first new frame I ever bought, there's no local Serotta dealer, and I'm kind of into the buy local thing.

[Wilkinson4]

Almost all USA except for my Toei...

Current Fleet

Toei 650B
Bilenky Porteur 650B
Baylis Fixed Gear
Rivendell Fixed Gear
Jim Redcay
Mclean Silk Hope
Bruce Gordon
Wolfhound 26er Single Speed
Moots YBB SL 26er

American bikes I have had:

Richard Sachs
Sam Braxton
Cecil Berhinger
Trek 760
Mezzatesta
Gannsari Scorcher
Gannsari Van Cleeve
Glenn Erickson
Specialized Allez SE
Rivendell Rambouillet


Yea, too many bikes I know:)

Mike

[Banjers51]

Three American-built road bikes:

Kirk Terraplane
Calfee Luna Pro
Serotta Concours

One Eye-talian in the stable:
'84 Pinarello Treviso

Oh, and our tandem is a Burley.

On the other hand all of my banjos are made here in the US ;)

Banjers51
"Putcher fangers on the strangs" E.Scruggs

[sjbraun]

Waterford x-11
Santana Noventa

Oops, forgot the wife's Lemond

[NRRider]

IF CJ Ti
Another IF CJ Ti (don't ask)
Seven Alta
Cannondale Rush 3000 mtb

[zip]

I have a CSI, made in America for Sure!

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=10055

[ahumblecycler]

I own a Douglas Precision Ti. The frame was manufactured by Litespeed based on specs from Colorado Cyclists.

[Satellite]

I own a Douglas Precision Ti. The frame was manufactured by Litespeed based on specs from Colorado Cyclists.
AHC,

Did you stop by the Colorado Cyclist on your trip to Colorado Springs; I worked there before I landed my career job. It's pretty cool to walk into a bike shop with so much cycling eye candy. Nothing less than Ultergra and XT, and the Campy, Sram equivalent.

Satellite

[ahumblecycler]

AHC,

Did you stop by the Colorado Cyclist on your trip to Colorado Springs; I worked there before I landed my career job. It's pretty cool to walk into a bike shop with so much cycling eye candy. Nothing less than Ultergra and XT, and the Campy, Sram equivalent.

Satellite

I did stop in and showed them my bike. We spent 5 minutes talking, and then I proceeded to buy a Gore Bike Wear shell for Monday's weather. It was a lot of money, but it was recommended (2nd to Assos) and he gave me a discount. Great shop and great products!

[William]

I wonder how many owns bikes that are all made in Mexico?

Frank Schleck is probably wondering how many owns bikes that are all make in Luxembourg.


This reminds me of the time my little sister came home crying because the school bully (Buddy Hinton) picked on her because she was riding a pink Schwinn. “Baby Bike! Baby Bike! S-s-s-chwinns are stupid American bikes for little girls who lisp. Get a Colnago!”. I rode up next to him and tried to ask him to stop but he laughed and hooked my front wheel. I went down in a heap and I could hear him laughing and yelling, “Sissy on a cheap American bike!!!”. In response my Dad worked with me to be able to throw elbows in a sprint and I had to work it over and over again with my big brother. Anyway, the following Monday I noticed I had a crowd following me around the school, come to find out my little sister “Kinda told” everyone I was going to elbow Buddy into the gutter. Well, we’re riding home and all of a sudden Buddy comes sprinting by on his multi-colored Colnago and attempts to hook my little sister’s front while yelling “baby Bike! Baby Bike!...”. I sprinted up next to him…,

“Hey Buddy, why don’t you just leave her alone?”

“Why, you like Sissy bikes? Baby bike baby…”

“Cut it out Buddy…”

…y bike! Baby Bike! Why don’t you go to the back of the peloton on your cheap American bike You Sissy!!”

At which point he dropped his head and tried to shoulder me back into the group that had been following us. I just closed my eyes and threw an elbow and the next thing I know I hear a crash. I open my eyes and hit the brakes, and there’s Buddy on the ground at the curb with his Colnago at his feet. The frame had been scratched up pretty good and you could see bright Pink showing through. Buddy sees it and starts crying, “My bike ith Pinkth!!!”. I yelled, “Hey Buddy! I’m sorry, are you OK?” The group of kids that had been following us had stopped around us and my little sister started chanting “Baby Bike, baby Bike, look at that cheap pink paint job!!” The rest of the group joined in and Buddy got up, grabbed his bike and ran off humiliated. The group was laughing but I had to tell them to knock it off. It wasn’t nice to do, not even to Buddy Hinton.

A couple of days later my Dad told me that Buddy had stopped by the house to ask if he could barrow my little sister’s paint kit to touch up his Colnago. He also apologized and said I had a wicked left elbow.

(CHIPs ending)



William

[572cv]

Well, if it's not expected that all the parts are US, then...

Serotta Fierte ti (travel bike with S&S; Hed bastogne wheels- I think these are made in MN)
Serotta steel - not sure of the model anymore, also a travel bike with couplers
Gunnar Crosshairs- Wisconsin
Aegis Aro Svelte carbon- Made in Maine!

Traveling in Europe on a US bike is good ambassadorial policy. Plus, the Serottas are inherently great fun to ride.

We still have a few real oldtimers kicking around.... a Windsor (Mexico), an AustroDaimler (Austria, all Campy), and a wild pastiche of stuff on an Allegro touring bike (Swiss, 531, nice lugs, French threads) with Stronglight crank and headset, huret derailleur, SR stem, Zeus seatpost, Wienman front brake and levers, DuraAce rear brake and front derailleur, Guidons Philippe handlebars, Campy hubs and rims and pedals. It has an early JimBlacburn rack as its only US component though. I don't quite know how many countries that really is on one bike.

[KevinK]

Not only made in the USA, but these bikes of mine are all made it the Great Northwest!

1991 Co-Motion Bofus Tandem
2006 Co-Motion Streaker fixed-gear
1978 Davidson Track bike
2008 Proletariat S3 (just bought from Forum member)
1982 Kevin Ko road frameset (one of seven frames I built back in the day)

I live four miles from the Co-Motion factory, and work just a few blocks from Proletariat.

Kevin

[Fwish21]

I have a Serotta Colorado Tri, Stowe Tri and a Specialized Stumpjumper M2 Comp that all are handmade in the USA. Rock On U.S.A!!!! :beer:

I had a wonderful Schwinn mountain bike that I sold since it was built somewhere else just so I could have all my frames handmade in this wonderful country!! :banana:

[rdparadise]

Well, I fall into the great ole' USA made frames as well...

'04 Serotta Legend Ti/ST
1999 Serotta CSI-sold and waiting for payment
2000 Litespeed Blud Ridge, made in Tenessee
1994 Trek 2200, made in Wisconsin

Now for the foreigners:

Mid-70's Raleigh SuperCourse with 531 CroMoly steel
Mid 90's Diamond Back Racing Mountain Bike.

I guess seeing as this is an american frame makers gracious web site I would expect those posting here to lean towards american made frames.

Bob

[tsutaoka]

road = 2008 Steve Rex (custom s3)
mountain = 2000 Ibis (mojo with moron)

[weiwentg]

Gunnar Ruffian
Speedvagen

Born in the USA!

I have a Gunnar Sport and a Vanilla road bike. the tubes may have come from all over the world but they were welded and painted in the US.

[learlove]

made in USA:

Cannondale Caad 9 (alu) - Bedford, PA
Dreesens Road (steel lugged) - Pottstown, PA
Dreesens Track (steel lugged) - Pottstown, PA

made in Belgium:

Merckx Corsa 01 (steel lugged)
Merckx MX Leader (steel lugged)
Merckx Corsa Extra (steel lugged)
Merckx Leader (alu)

made by a 4 year old asian kid chained to a bench in China (or there abouts):

Vin Dessel Country Road Bob (alu)

Not really sure where its is made:

Gary Fisher Big Sur MTB (alu), it has a sticker proclaiming "Made in USA of foreign and domestic parts". Funny the Flag and "MADE IN USA" are large but the "of foreign and domestic parts" is really small print and the bottom of the sticker. The sticker is on the down tube by the BB junction.

[Pete Serotta]

They are all good and USA made..... :) :) :) :) :) SPOKES has one on each.


I only have one bike and just LUST for his bikes...> :bike:

[mraceebb]

As time goes on over the years, the made in USA percentage seems to be going up. Currently it's:
Mtb: Merlin Hardtail
Fixed: Gunnar Street Dog
Commuter: Ibis Hakkalugi

I've got a 56 Atlantis for touring, but have plans some point in the next few years for trying to swap that frame and wheels for something that takes 700's but is kinda similar, and I would kinda like to go with something more local if possible.

Also, the fixed will be replaced by an Aussie Hoffy track bike once I get it painted, but it had it's BB lug replaced by Mikkelsen so it will be dual-citizenship as far as I am concerned :)

[parris]

early/mid 80s Club Special, early 90s Fischer Aquila.

parris

[bluekudu]

I ride a Dean El Diente, my wife has a Moots Vamoots Compact

[don compton]

97CSI has a wonderful thread- "Where Was Your Bike Made" It was pointed out that 95% of the bikes made that are sold in the United States are made in China or Taiwan. I was wondering how many of us own bikes ONLY made in the USA.

I own two bikes, both made in the USA.

2008 Serotta Coeur D'Acier
2004 Serotta Ottrott St

So who else owns bikes all of which are made in the USA? What are they?


Made in the USA,


Sandy
sandy,
i currently own 5 bikes: 1) rivendell roadeo ( built by waterford )
2) tournesol ( built by steve hampsten and friends )
3) hampsten ti strata bianca
4 and 5) independent fabrication
6) steve rex on the way
all but one are steel, three are lugged steel with steel forks. plenty room for decent sized tires.
don c. :beer:

[Walter]

The US bikes in the fleet are a steel Della Santa and a '10 Trek Madone 6.9

[SEABREEZE]

Serrota Legend Ti

Indy Fab CJ Ti

[spamjoshua]

Has three Serotta's, and Argonaut, and sometime this this year a Zanc.

I believe when last I looked at a really "american" bike:

1. Frame and fork
2. white for BB and hubs
3. SRAM where you wish
4. Thompson for stem and post
5. King or Cane Creek for headsets
5. etc.

I was stuck on rims and tires where rims were affordable clinchers, and not $1000 carbon.

I looked more for a project than for any objection to high quality foreign goods, but liked the idea of an all west coast build...

Joshua

[dsteady]

2x Moots
1x Sycip
1X Cd'A

[PacNW2Ford]

Schwinn Paramount OS, Waterford, WI
Fat City Yo Eddy Team! Fat Chance, Somerville, MA
Klein Performance, Chehalis, WA
Waterford 2200, Waterford, WI
Independent Fabrication Steel Deluxe, Somerville, MA

Kogswell P/R Mk. II, uhh, no.

Back in the US of A:

The Kogswell's been sold and replaced with a

Tournesol 650b

and a

Hampsten Strada Bianca Alumminio by Co-Motion

[xjoex]

Seven Odonata - Road
Seven Mudhoney - CX
Turner Flux - Mountain
Cannondale Bad Boy - Commuter/Rigid Mountain

Just call me "patriot".

-Joe

[steampunk]

Serotta HSG IT
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b386/rayovolks/Serotta%20HSG%20IT/DSCN1404_r.jpg

Cannondale R1000 CAAD3
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b386/rayovolks/Cannondale%20CAAD3%20R1000/100_2550.jpg

[dimsy]

merlin extralight.

[rdparadise]

With 4 total:

2004 Legend Ti/ST
2005 IF Club Racer
2000 Litespeed Blue Ridge
Meridian Aluminum MTB/Road Tandem with 650 wheels and plenty of room for fenders.

Wow, what a thread, a whole 10+ pages.

Bob

[Jack Brunk]

Serotta CDA track fixie
Turner 2010 Flux DW Link Lefty
Cannondale 2009 Team Scalpel
Cannondale Supersix Campy record 11
Parlee Z3
Incoming 2010 Speedvagen road

[learlove]

off the top of my head here is a list of my bikes from Sep 1985 (age 11) to now.

1985 Schwinn World (USA)
1988 Cannondale Criterium (USA)
1989 Schwinn High Sierra MTB (USA)
1984? Fuji touring bike turned into cyclo-crosser (JAP)
1990 Cannondale 3.0 (USA)
1990 Pinarello Cromor tubing (Italy)
1982/83 Tom Kellogg track bike, was built for either Art or Gibby for the worlds in Switzerland, sold to me at the fall track sale (USA)
1992 Profile duel suspension mtb (asia somewhere)
1999 Bianchi Aluro (China/Taiwan)
2000 Colnago Master X (italy)
2003 Bianchi Giro (Taiwan)
2004 Gary Fisher Big Sur (Taiwan)
2005 Kona Jake the Snake (Taiwan)
2005 Bianchi Pista (Taiwan)
NOS 1985 Guerciotti SL ( from ebay) Italy
2003 Eddy Merckx MXL frame (Belgium)
2003 Eddy Merckx Leader (Belgium)
Late 90's/early 2000's Viner steel tig (Italy?)
2005 or 6 0r 7 Merckx Corsa Extra 7-11 reissue frame (Belgium), kind of crapily made BTW
2009 CAAD 9 (USA)
2008 Dreesens road (USA)
2008 Dreesens track (USA)
2010 Caad9-4 (USA)
2009 Kona Jake (Taiwan)
2003 Cannondale CAAD5, nos on ebay (USA)
2010 Cannondale CAAD9-5 (USA) the last cdale I think I'll ever buy.

all have been sold except:

Fisher MTB
Merckx Leader
Dreesens road
Dreesens track
Kona Jake
Cannondale Caad5
Cannondale Caad9-5 (comming this week)

[toasttoast]

1990something Trek 520: USA (pretty sure)
2006 LeMond Poprad: USA
"Norimitsu Shiromoto Expert Triathlete Special": Unknown but probably Japan
Colian track: USA (Arizona)
Colian tandem: USA (Arizona)
Tanaka road: USA (Sacramento)
Litespeed Antares: Taiwan, or wherever Litespeed got/gets their alum frames

Not bad for 5 outta 7, right?

[legacysti888]

Currently:
Serotta Singolo prototype
Serotta Meivici
Serotta Ottrott
Richard Sachs road
Richard Sachs cx
Kirk Terraplane
Seven Odonata
IF 953
Tesch 101 California
Schwinn Paramount 60th Anniversary
Spectrum Fixie
Della Santa Super Corsa
Vanilla Road

Bedford (coming soon)

and then there's a bunch from Europe...

[Skrawny]

Trigger (Legend TI) was born in Saratoga Springs, NY.
-s

[xjahx]

Bedford, PA:
1985 Cannondale SR900

Fort Collins, CO:
Black Sheep - Ti 29er S&S coupled
Black Sheep - Ti drop bar 29er (Rohloff)

Somerville, MA:
Indy Fab - Ti Crown Jewel Track (one off disc fork)
Indy Fab - Steel CJ Track (2006 catalog bike)
Indy Fab - Steel Crown Jewel (in transit - forum find)
Indy Fab - Steel Planet-X (2001 Team edition - forum find)
Indy Fab - Ti Planet-X Rohloff build
Indy Fab - Ti Planet-X 1x10 (Red shifter / XX rear 11-36)
Indy Fab - Ti Deluxe 29er (city beater)

Steamboat Springs, CO:
Moots - Psychlo-X YBB - 1998, 1" headtube
Moots - Mooto-X YBB

[SteveV0983]

Serotta 1993 Colorado tg. Still has the "Made in USA" sticker in perfect shape right above the bottom bracket on the seat tube. Just rebuilt it from the frame up with Ultegra 10 sp and a King headset.
Plan on having this bike forever.

[bicycletricycle]

USA
Stainless steel Rhygin
Sycip 29er
waterford fixed
rivendell
serotta slicker

one italian bike
De Rosa Merak Pista

[retrogrouchy]

So we're talkin' frame and fork assembled in the USA, right?

In that case:

'59 Schwinn Paramount (Chicago)
'63 Schwinn Paramount (Chicago)
'73 Schwinn Paramount (Chicago)
'84 Schwinn Paramount (Waterford)
'85 Schwinn Paramount (Waterford)
'74 Exxon Graftek (dunno where in the USA it was built)
'75 Teledyne Titan (dunno where in the USA it was built)
'77 Nobilette (Ann Arbor)
'94 Nobilette (Ann Arbor)
'88 Santana tandem (somewhere in California)
'92 Santana Moda (somewhere in California)
'?? Dale Saso (San-somewhere, California)
'90s Alan Wanta (somewhere in California)
'97 Heron Road (Waterford)
'98 Oasis Cycles fillet-brazed 853 (Phoenix area)
'04 Heron Road (Waterford).

[champ]

I currently ride five bikes built in the USA - Parlee Z3, Seven Axiom Race, Seven Mudhoney, Cannondale Caad9 and Dead Colonel hardtail - with one notable exception an 80's Greg Lemond frame made by Bilatto of Italy. All are great rides in their own right and each highlights the strengths of the builder.

[fourflys]

Just bought my first "Made in the USA" bike... Litespeed Xicon handmade in Tennesee...

I gotta say though, I'm it rides not much different than a handmade bike anywhere else...

[Pete Serotta]

I only have one bike (a Serotta) BUT here are others I lust!!!!


Bedford
Ellis
GoodRich
Kirk
Serotta
Spectrum
Strong
Vanilla

[choke]

All of my US made ones are MTBs... :o

Ibis Mt. Trials
Cannondale 3.0
Dirt Works Cannibal

[terry]

serotta legend
peter mooney
russ denny
seven sola ti

[MMcG]

My Mountain bike consists of a frame built by Kris Henry of 44 Bikes and a fork built by Scott Quiring in Michigan (thanks again to EpicMonk for the fork!) - so at least my frame and fork are handmade in the USA. :banana:

[MMcG]

My Mountain bike consists of a frame built by Kris Henry of 44 Bikes and a fork built by Scott Quiring in Michigan (thanks again to EpicMonk for the fork!) - so at least my frame and fork are handmade in the USA. :banana:

My other frame is an aluminum frame welded by an American now living in China and doing AL frames for Carver Bikes. Semi-American then? ;)

[mtflycaster]

All mine are USA framesets:

1999 Serotta Atlanta
Early Kirk road
Lynskey road
1983 Eisentraut road
Moots Rigormootis
1996 Fat Chance Yo Eddy
Titus FS mountain
IF Independence touring
TREK from 1978 that is permanently affixed to my trainer

The only non-us frame I have any desire for is a Pegoretti Marcello (with 55 or 56cm virtual top tube). But I already have too many bikes.

Cheers.

MTFly

[tuscanyswe]

hmm my last bikes were.

-litespeed
-Serotta
-IF
-Co motion
-IF
-Kirk
-Lemond
-Moots

For living outside of us thats abit strange. Guess this forum have a larger impact than i realized! :D

[boltazz]

I used to have an old school cannondale made in the usa. Have not had one made in the usa until this year again. Bought an IF Crown Jewel.

Cheers,

Nick

[merlincustom1]

Merlin Ti here, 1999 vintage in Tennessee before the corporate sale. Does a King headset count for extra?

[Pete Serotta]

SEROTTA
SPECTRUM
KIRK
BEDFORD
ELLIS
SACHS


And all LUST bikes....... :) :)

[martinrjensen]

I had 3 USA built bikes but I sold both my 07 Madone and my 78 Trek TX900. All I have for USA bikes now is the Serotta.
The other two, well, made in Belgium

[yeastor]

Moots Vamoots
Trek 5900 USPS
Spectrum steel road
Spectrum steel fixed road

Other two bikes are Australian:
Teschner EC Classic (scandium)
Teschner time trial (scandium)

Peter

[mtb_frk]

I have 3 made in the U.S. bikes:

Seven IMX 29er
Seven Mudhoney IMX
Quiring Steel 29er

Couldn't be happier with them.

[bobswire]

Serotta
Seven
G.Fisher (1999 X-Caliper made in USA) Which I took out today trying to keep up with my son and I only fell once today. :bike:

[tch]

...was....?

[Jack Brunk]

2010 Moots Mooto X YBB 29er 10th year decals 19"
2007 Serotta CDA fixed gear(track drop outs)
2008 Parlee Z3
2010 Cannondale Flash High Mod carbon 29er
2009 titus Fireline Titanium Exogrid 29er

Can you see a pattern forming?

[joelh]

Current

Waterford RS 22
IF Deluxe
US made Gary Fisher Hifi Deluxe


Previous

Serotta CRT
Serotta Colorado

[SEABREEZE]

IF Crown Jewel TI

Serrotta Legend TI

[RADaines]

My list is short:

Seven Axiom SG (2005).

[dimsy]

dunno about all the rest of the parts, but my frame and fork are both made in the USA.

Merlin Extralight
Reynolds Ouzo Pro

[Bob Loblaw]

Two of my four bikes were made in the USA. 1983 John Howard (built by Dave Moulton in Southern California and painted by Joe Bell) and a TST Titanium (http://www.titaniumsports.com/road.html) built in Kent, WA.

BL

[legacysti888]

US built Bikes:

Serotta Meivici
Serotta Ottrott
Serotta Prototype Singolo
Dave Tesch 101
Schwinn Paramount 60th Anniversary
IF SSR 953
Richard Sachs
Richard Sachs cx
Kelly Bedford
Spectrum SS
Vanilla
Della Santa Speciale Corsa
Kirk Terraplane
Specialized Langster
Seven Odonata

[54ny77]

My current stable were all made in Phoenix, AZ.

Admire globally, buy locally!

[SamIAm]

US built Bikes:

Serotta Meivici
Serotta Ottrott
Serotta Prototype Singolo
Dave Tesch 101
Schwinn Paramount 60th Anniversary
IF SSR 953
Richard Sachs
Richard Sachs cx
Kelly Bedford
Spectrum SS
Vanilla
Della Santa Speciale Corsa
Kirk Terraplane
Specialized Langster
Seven Odonata

Wow that is a seriously impressive list. Unfortunately, my Mariposa (Canada) disqualifies me. Maybe I need to get rid of it? Or maybe not. :)

[malcolm]

Most of mine are american

Kirk X2
Zanc coupled X2
Serotta Ti
Parlee Z3
Spectrum super Ti
Turner mtn
townie X2

Japanese
kalavinka track
centurion prestige

[jchasse]

Eriksen road
Zank 'cross
Gunnar 'cross
Waterford road
Serotta road (wife's bike)

Turner MTB
Ventana MTB
Titus MTB (wife's bike)

only have 2 bikes in the garage whose frames were (i assume) assembled elsewhere: my 1993 Kona Hei Hei ti hardtail, and my wife's Santa Cruz Juliana hardtail

[kinofaucet]

I have 2 bikes and both are USA made ;)

Merlin Cielo
Lynskey Cooper

[happycampyer]

My current stable were all made in Phoenix, AZ.

<snip>You know that's not true—you're just in denial.

[54ny77]

Here's what I have to say to that.... :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rissm5YHJQg&feature=related

You know that's not true—you're just in denial.

[slowandsteady]

My Steel Crown Jewel Frame and Fork are Indy Fab 100% USA made.

[fogrider]

1974 schwinn paramount
rock lobster roadie
rock lobster cross
davidson tandem
and how can I forget my serotta legend ti?

[brownm68]

I own a Serotta Legend Ti. Go USA!!!

[Pete Serotta]

Wow that is a seriously impressive list. Unfortunately, my Mariposa (Canada) disqualifies me. Maybe I need to get rid of it? Or maybe not. :)


IT is a very nice bike....keep it...unless it is a 57cm :) :)

[William]

Current rides…

Cross - Zanconato custom

SS/Fixie – Vintage Schwinn Peloton

Track: - Winter Custom




William

[Dave B]

I only ride IF.

cross and mtb both made in Somerville. USA.

[ahumblecycler]

My Douglas Precision Ti was designed by Colorado Cyclist and built by Litespeed ... I just don't know if I still have it since being taken out by a car last week.

The bike is not fast, but the ride is smooth and provides all day enjoyment. I can only hope ...

[Russell]

Gunnar Roadie

[DarkStar]

Three bikes.
Serotta Legendti
Litespeed Blueridge
Curt Goodrich

[SPOKE]

Trek Y-foil
Cannondale Tandem
Exxon Graftek
Teledyne Titans (3)
Lynsky custom level 4 Ti
50th Anniversary Paramounts (2)
Serotta Ottrott Founders Edition
Serotta Ottrott ST
Serotta Hor's Categorie
Serotta 30th Anniversary
Serotta 25th Anniversary
Serotta CSI w/ steel fork
Serotta CSI w/ TDF lugs and F3 fork
Serotta Meivici LR Edition
Spectrum 25th Anniversary
Dave Kirk fillet brazed w/ steel fork
Dave Kirk JK special w/ Reynolds carbon fork and steel fork
Kelly Bedford Lugged Stainless main triangle with Columbus Spirit rear
Kelly Bedford Tig
Richard Sachs
:beer:

[Pyramor]

In order of acquisition:

Lemond Zurich 98
CSI 95/96
Cervelo Prodigy(technically Canada I guess)
Gunnar Roadie(grandson's bike)

[LouDeeter]

All of these are USA made:

3xBaylis
3xColumbine
2xSpectrum
Rivendell (made by Richard Sachs)
Confente
2xRedcay

[Gfunky]

My 2 (from Australia):
1. Serotta Nove (Ti/Carbon) - recently built
2. Parlee Z3 (Carbon) - to be built in 6to8 weeks.

[dixiesdad]

columbine, serotta csi, serotta legend ti, moots, hampsten(moots), tournesol, (hampco), zinn, weigle, and next year a sachs.

[tsarpepe]

Nah, Italian only!

[Pete Serotta]

columbine, serotta csi, serotta legend ti, moots, hampsten(moots), tournesol, (hampco), zinn, weigle, and next year a sachs.


SPOKES would also wishes, besides me, that you lived closer. He if they were 55cm, me if they were 57. :)

The wine would be on me (after OCT 13th0 :beer:

[Sam in VA]

Better than 50%:

-Frame build in progress by a local builder
-'08 Lemond fixie
-'03 Legend
-'01 Della Santa
-'99 Concours
~'92 Colorado II
~88 Lemond (Della Santa built)
-'79 Jim Redcay
-'70 Paramount
~89 Lemond (probably Bilato built, so Italy)

and bikes from France, Belgium, and England

[tuscanyswe]

But its lacking pics!!

Heres my new that i was riding to the lbs today to try and get straddle cable for trp, unfortunetly they dont em so i guess ill continue to use my foot for braking :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5027537413_cdd2738077.jpg

[blschaefer1]

Trek Y-foil
Cannondale Tandem
Exxon Graftek
Teledyne Titans (3)
Lynsky custom level 4 Ti
50th Anniversary Paramounts (2)
Serotta Ottrott Founders Edition
Serotta Ottrott ST
Serotta Hor's Categorie
Serotta 30th Anniversary
Serotta 25th Anniversary
Serotta CSI w/ steel fork
Serotta CSI w/ TDF lugs and F3 fork
Serotta Meivici LR Edition
Spectrum 25th Anniversary
Dave Kirk fillet brazed w/ steel fork
Dave Kirk JK special w/ Reynolds carbon fork and steel fork
Kelly Bedford Lugged Stainless main triangle with Columbus Spirit rear
Kelly Bedford Tig
Richard Sachs
:beer:

That, sir, is a very nice list !

[SPOKE]

That, sir, is a very nice list !

Thank you.

[bigmatt]

I have a few made in the USA.

73' Schwinn Paramount P13
76' Schwinn Paramount P14
03' Kelly Knobby X
Gary Fisher Ferrous
06' De Salvo track bike

[tandemracer]

Like me, my bikes are made in the USA but now located in Poland. I haven't seen any other USA-made bikes since I have been here.

1989 Serotta Columbus MS Custom
1995 Serotta Colorado ATX
1996 Serotta Colorado Ti
2000 Litespeed Taliani Tandem
2005 Ventana El Conquistador de Montanas MTB Tandem
2010 Snyder (Atlanta builder) Track bike

[Podore]

CSI
CDA (wife's)
Legend (S&S)
Fierte (Ti)
Z3
Ellesworth Epiphany

[130R]

i used to have a merlin,

now i have a calfee :banana:

[etu]

Landshark x 2 - Oregon
Strong x 1 - Montana
:beer:

just helped friend buy a bike
was consideringTrek Madones, the 2010 version more expensive than the 2011 because it was made in Wisconsin while the latter was made in Taiwan. did not impress him at all - price was most important. arrgh... :argue:
each to his own, i suppose...

[jlwdm]

Like me, my bikes are made in the USA but now located in Poland. I haven't seen any other USA-made bikes since I have been here.

1989 Serotta Columbus MS Custom
1995 Serotta Colorado ATX
1996 Serotta Colorado Ti
2000 Litespeed Taliani Tandem
2005 Ventana El Conquistador de Montanas MTB Tandem
2010 Snyder (Atlanta builder) Track bike


Do you have all of these bikes in Poland?

Jeff

[dd74]

Are you guys discussing just American frames or American frames with all American components? Seems like having an American frame with all American components would be tough to come by, no?

[JAWN]

Old thread but I stumbled upon it and thought I would chime in. 4 out of the 5 bikes I own are American made. They are:

Lynskey R330 Ti Road bike
Scattante (Lynskey fabricated) Ti CX/Commute bike
Merlin XLM Ti MTB
Kelly Knobby X Steel CX bike

[fatallightning]

not all, but a few.

usa built cannondale caad 9 cross
serotta classique ti
usa built trek t1 track
tiemeyer track signature

so actually the majority, the only bike that isn't is my cervelo slc-sl.

[Cat3roadracer]

Vicious Cycles Monolith SS MTB
Vicious Cycles Slider SS Cross bike
Serotta Colorado 3
Merlin Extralight

[CaptStash]

IF Crown Jewel
McMahon Custom Ti (Sandvick)
And who knows about my Guru Racelite? (probably not, but not sure)


CaptStash....

[buldogge]

Well... Since we're obviously discussing American made frames:

-1985 Spectrum sport tourer
-198X Andy Gilmour team bike
-1998 Serotta Legend Ti (the wife's)
-2000 Sampson (Litespeed built) Z7 Ti
-2002 Calfee Tetra Pro
-2011 Meech Cannibal

-Mark in St. Louis

[Jack Brunk]

Hampsten Ti Gran Paradiso fixed gear road bike

Black Sheep Highlight ST SS 29er

Black Sheep Stellar SS rigid 29er

All are state of the art bikes made in the USA.

[4Rings6Stars]

IF, Fat Chance, Merckx Ti and Klein are USA. The other two Merckx from Belgium. Oh and my girlfriend's Cannondale is USA built.

The IF and the Fat were both made less than 5 miles from where I live...does that count for anything??

[poguemahone]

US Made:

1971 Schwinn Paramount, Black/Chrome lugs
1973 Albert Eisentraut, badged CID
1979 (?) Ross Aristocrat
1980 Trek 410
1980s Ross 294s Signature
1980s Ross Mount Hood MTB
1983 Serotta
1984 Trek 720
1989 Serotta Track
1990s Waterford 1250

That's what I currently have; I've owned a few more. I own more US made bikes that from any other country, though France is close.

Pogue.

[velotel]

Ignoring tubing and components, the last time I had a non-USA made frame was in '84. Since '85 every frame I've owned was american and custom.

[fogrider]

all good builders listed so I wanted to add a few names I haven't seen yet...
I have 2 rock lobsters (one road and one cross) built by paul sadoff and a tandem by Bill Davidson. I also have a paramount track bike...a legend ti my you know who, a kestrel ems is made in japan, but designed in the US...in fact the geometry was designed by Tom Kellogg! and to round out the stable, I have a ritchey break away, designed by you know who, but built in asia.

[StanleySteamer]

Canadian that owns the following bikes made in the USA: Moots Vamoots, Indyfab Crown Jewel, Three Serottas (Ti Legend St, 1st gen Classique, Steel Colorado III Cross), Dean Ti, Lemond Maillot Juane. My only Canadian bike is a Marinoni Pumia (awesome frame for the money). Only European bike that interests me is a Big Leg Emma. American craftsmanship and excellence in framebuilding continues to amaze me (so many great builders). I love all three of my Serottas and ride the heck out of the cross frame. Looking to add a CSi and an all ti Legend.

[slowpoke]

Are you guys discussing just American frames or American frames with all American components? Seems like having an American frame with all American components would be tough to come by, no?
This rider has a nearly all-Americun track bike (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plattyjo/4736448059/in/set-72157622952121489). It looked like a fun little project. Looking for a Made in USA derailleur, on the otherhand, would be difficult (and impractical).

[Fixed]

one cannondale 7 usa

one canadian
cheers
.

[tuscanyswe]

Got a moots compact and today i paid for my new Moots cross :)

I think the last 6 or 7 frames ive had have all been made in US. Im hooked!

[gone]

4 Serottas, 2 Calfees, a Kirk, a Parlee, a Landshark all made in the US.

[mattsbeers]

Rocklobster road from Santa Cruz, CA.
Baron cross from Seattle w/Chinese carbon wheels :confused:
Sizemore road from Seattle.

Not included, my Colnago super, super commuter.

[amgc36]

Moots Psychlo-X, YBB 26er, Mooto-X 29er, RSL, Compact SL
IF SSR
Serotta Colorado Legend Ti before it became just the Legend
Calfee Tetra Pro
Litespeed Bella for my SO

Not on all the bikes but I like Thomson stems, Eriksen seatposts, Chris King headsets, BB and hubs.

I haven't built the Psychlo-X but to make it all-American:
Velocity rims on White Industries hubs (ENO to turn it into SS). Paul crank, King BB and headset, Thomson stem and seatpost. Who makes quality non-expensive American bars i.e. not CF or titanium? And is there an American made saddle? Also, I could put Paul brakes, Gore cables and some nice American-made platform pedal.

[mvrider]

Bruce Gordon Rock'n'Road from Petaluma, CA (https://picasaweb.google.com/112227674531901972961/Bruce_Gordon_Rock_and_Road?authkey=Gv1sRgCM2ayPbxu IrHNA#)
Serotta Ottrott from you-know-where (https://picasaweb.google.com/112227674531901972961/Serotta_Ottrott?authkey=Gv1sRgCKW3sNHphr2MZw#)
Moots Vamoots from Steamboat Springs, CO (https://picasaweb.google.com/112227674531901972961/Moots_Vamoots?authkey=Gv1sRgCIrTla7_gszrgAE#)
Moots Psychlo-X disc, ditto (https://picasaweb.google.com/112227674531901972961/Moots_PX?authkey=Gv1sRgCNXyqpmJwa6Nbg#)

Each brings a smile to my face, but I have to say that the Ottrott with the Topolino wheels is the sweetest of all.

[vsefiream]

'96 CSI
'00 Schwinn Homegrown Factory- although the decals say USA, I'm skeptical. This used to me one of a few Paramount RS-80's in existence until I broke the frame and my elbow trials riding :(

[veloduffer]

Here are mine:

Richard Sachs 25th anniversary replica road
Kish ti cyclocross
Serotta Ottrott
Serotta Concours CX

Wife's bikes:
Rivendell Road (made by Waterford)
Lynskey Cooper CX

[the night owl]

so all of mine are made in North America and all but one in the USA. Here they are:

1 Schwinn Paramount made in Waterford
2. Eddie Merckx titanium made by Litespeed in Tennessee
3. Trek 5500 made in Wisconsin
4. 84 Serotta Nova Special made in NY

and the Canadian made is a Guru New Steel.

Back in the 80s if you said I'd have five bikes, all made in North America I would have figured that you were crazy.

[happycampyer]

It somehow seems worse when I write it down...

Moots VaMoots RSL, Moots YBB, Hampsten Strada Bianca ti (Eriksen-built), IF Ti Crown Jewel, Richard Sachs Signature Road, Serotta Ottrott, Serotta MeiVici, Crumpton SL

My wife's bikes:

Vanilla Road, IF Ti mtb

[DRZRM]

^ God it really does.

1 Serotta, 3 IFs, 1 Moots, 1 Zanconato, 1 Jonny Cycles

1 Serotta and 1 Ibis ti for the wife

oh, and a Bianchi pista for locking up around town, :rolleyes:

[Rada]

1985 Trek 660
1988 Appel Special Custom
1990 Trek 750
1999 Santana Stylus
2000 Voodoo Rada
2004 Trek 520

Hopefully will be landing a 2010 Co-Motion very shortly.

[kohagen]

Three of my rides are "Made in the USA".

Jim Redcay, about an '81 vintage
JP Weigle #1, about an '86 vintage (currently incapacitated due to a close encounter with the front end of a car)
JP Weigle #2, also an '86 vintage

[froze]

I have a couple.
84 Trek 660 built in Waterloo Wisconsin
85 Schwinn Le Tour Luxe built in Chicago Illinois.

[learlove]

I have 4 bikes (2 road and 2 track) made by Peter Dreesens (Pottswotn, PA).

My first real racing bike when I was 13 back in 1988 was a 1988 Cannondale Criterium. I then had a 1990 Cannondale 3.0 until 1999. After that I had Colnago, Merckx, Bianchi (all euro made). In 2008 I had Peter make me my current bikes.

[Peter B]

2001 Ibis Silk ti
2003 IF ti Deluxe SS
2003 Legend ti
2005 Steve Rex Rando
2005 IF Planet X
2007 CAAD 9
2007 Steve Potts ti fixed
2009 DeSalvo 10 AE fixed
2009 Teesdale fixed
2010 Vanilla SV
2011 Bike Friday fixed

Is there such a thing as an all-made-in-usa package (f/f/hs/bb/group/post/stem/saddle/tape/cables.......)?

[akelman]

We have a lot of crossover in our collections, Peter.

[Peter B]

We have a lot of crossover in our collections, Peter.

Cool Ari!

IIRC we're (semi) local. Wanna ride? What style this weekend?

Peter