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Old 02-09-2009, 08:10 AM
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..Kona - a California company with all production from Asia. Kona, founded in 1988, is a very small company similar in size to Marin. Fairly and Hodaka in Taiwan are key suppliers....
Kona is headquartered in Ferndale, WA and has US and Canadian owners....just sayin'.

Interesting read...I had no idea Seven was the #1 custom bike brand in the US....I wonder how that is measured?
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Old 02-09-2009, 09:41 AM
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Very interesting indeed. It seems that there is a large segment of the retail base left out of the report. What about BMX. I know that several brands started out in the BMX market....Diamond Back, for example. What about the rest of them?

My stable...

1. 1991 Bianchi Alfana (noodley Prestige)....Taiwan
2. 1988 Diamond Back Mtn....Taiwan
3. 1996 Serotta CSI...USA
4. 1997 GT Avalanche (poor man's Zaskar)....Taiwan
4. 2000 Klein Q-Pro Carbon....USA
5. 2001 Serotta Concours....USA

The Concours is clearly the best of the lot!
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Old 02-09-2009, 09:53 AM
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Trek 2000 bonded aluminum 1988- USA
Merckx Ti - USA
Merckx Corsa Extra steel - Belgium
Jamis Aurora steel - Asia (not sure exactly where)
Fondriest Top Level aluminum - actually made in Italy, I think
Look 481sl carbon - France
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Old 02-09-2009, 10:05 AM
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Thanks JVP. really pretty bike. I stumbled across some info on McClean a few months ago and have been curious since.
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Old 02-09-2009, 10:11 AM
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original link, and email addy
Sounds like the author occasionally updates his article , so I'm posting the link here, with his references.

http://allanti.com/page.cfm?PageID=328

And here is the link to the interesting Factory & Supplier maps:

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/resources/13.html

So... the moral of the story is?
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Old 02-09-2009, 10:11 AM
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Made in the USA...Can I add "Independent Fabrications" to the list of Serotta, Seven, Waterford, Litespeed. These guy's are too good to leave off the list IMO.
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Old 02-09-2009, 10:15 AM
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Taiwan, except my old Cannondale, that's USA made.
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Old 02-09-2009, 10:25 AM
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Old 02-09-2009, 10:28 AM
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Old 02-09-2009, 10:35 AM
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It wasn't intentional but of my four built up bikes, all four were made here in US. I've covered the country well with a bike from Northeast, the South, the West and the Northwest.
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Old 02-09-2009, 11:17 AM
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Made in the USA...Can I add "Independent Fabrications" to the list of Serotta, Seven, Waterford, Litespeed. These guy's are too good to leave off the list IMO.
Added it to my list earlier in the thread.


Made in the ole USA,


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Old 02-09-2009, 11:40 AM
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Thanks i liked that info

Dident know Merlin was owned by litespeed. Im alittle suprísed by that.
Tha's old news.

AS I unnerstand it, the Lynskey family founded Litespeed in 1986, sold it in 1999, and now operate under the name Lynskey Performance Designs. Lynskeyperformance.com. Not sure when Merlin got swallowed up.

I hadda Lynskey Litespeed once (wish I had it back).

They were at NAHBS last year and likely will be there this year, but I don't have a list in front of me at the moment.

My current main rides:
roadie: Italian steel tigged in Colorado.
off roadie: Italian steel tigged in Taiwan.

also have bikes from Japan, California, USA, Taiwan, and Austria
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Old 02-09-2009, 01:06 PM
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Serotta Hors Cat - USA
Serotta Ottrott - USA
Trek Y-Foil - USA
Kirk Terrapane - USA
Moots Compact SL - USA
Time VXR - France
Pegoretti Marcello - Italy
Colnago Extreme Power - Italy (incoming)
Look 595 - not sure if its France or somewhere in North Africa
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Old 02-09-2009, 01:09 PM
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My Wisconsin-built Trek 5900 (back on the road after the marathon seatpost struggle described in another thread) replaced an earlier OCLV Trek (totaled in a collision with a car) which replaced a Cannondale 3.0 (still in the basement) which replaced an team-issued SLX Rossin (totalled in a racing crash)...

That's not bad, three made-in-USA following a freebie Eyetalian.

My Taiwanese Parlee (US fork, though) was built with parts off a Cannondale CAAD-? (now keeping the other one company in the basement).

My Fuji track bike (straighforwardly labelled "Made in China") replaced a Milanese Guerciotti fixed-gear conversion.

Oh yeah, there's a lugged Chris Chance frame (Somerville?) down there somewhere too. I'll replace the cracked downtube as soon as my bailout check arrives. Hope its enough for a NOS Superbe Pro build kit, too!
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Old 02-09-2009, 01:24 PM
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