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2008.10.05 19:08:41
Most people are aware by now that the majority of bicycles and bicycle components are made in Taiwan, and at times in China. China is a particularly popular destination for sourcing of carbon fiber frames - especially the hand made monocoque designs that are very labour intensive.

The "interesting" thing is that many multinational bike and component brands still insist on claiming that their products were made in their own country: Italy, France, Germany, etc. 

While technically this may be correct due to the laws of origin in some countries that define the product's origin based on percentage of work performed to deliver the finished product to the customer, the consumer invariably assumes that the entire product was made in the claimed country of origin.




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