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My 2 cents. I have visited the Ora factory, met with the Hsu family and gotten a tour of the facility. They do decent work for what they do, use thicker materials and seeing their offerings it looks like a Paragon Machine Works history lesson for many of the various fittings and dropouts. I also know and have been to some of the US builders talked about. It depends on where your priorities lie. The less expensive frames from facilities that need to produce a certain number of frames per hour using materials that are within a budget, to have a business model that works, are fine. The smallish US builders are the best in the world at building with Ti in my opinion. Yes they cost more. For me "knowing" who made your bike can make a ride better. The list of US builders making really nice frames has never been stronger. My comparison is more in line with going out for a "nice" meal, PF Chang's versus a local place using high quality ingredients.
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