£500 to spend on first road bike
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Cyclist33
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- Warrington
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Mine has a tiny little "Made in the USA" decal on the seat tube, just below the cross bar.
Would "assembled in the USA" be more truthful?
Would "assembled in the USA" be more truthful?
AndyRM
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- North Shields
Yup.
The inconvenient truth that a lot of owners don't like is that most bike frames aren't created anywhere near the country of 'origin'. Manufacturers cloud the water using white-ish lies to claim provenance.
AndyRM
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Here's a couple of links, which all cover the subject in various degrees of detail.
http://inrng.com/2012/02/who-made-your-bike/
http://cyclingiq.com/2012/02/14/shadow-optic-the-manufacturing-partner-paradox/
http://cyclingiq.com/vertical-limit/
@j20nyh - another option, which I'm surprised nobody has mentioned, would be to check out Decathlon and their highly regarded efforts. I'm not sure on pricing, but the Boardman range from Hallfords is also very well thought of.
http://inrng.com/2012/02/who-made-your-bike/
http://cyclingiq.com/2012/02/14/shadow-optic-the-manufacturing-partner-paradox/
http://cyclingiq.com/vertical-limit/
@j20nyh - another option, which I'm surprised nobody has mentioned, would be to check out Decathlon and their highly regarded efforts. I'm not sure on pricing, but the Boardman range from Hallfords is also very well thought of.
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j20nyh
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The Galaxy Black model is nicer
I don't dislike Galaxy Black but already own a black bike so wanted a change and the Race Red is rather nice!
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j20nyh
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After spending a few hours looking at various different bikes online, for the money, I don't think anything is going to be able to top the Felt F85, I guess it's just a case of going to the bike shop at the weekend and seeing if the 54cm frame is suitable.
If It feels too big i'll go for the 51cm frame and put up with having another black bike.
If It feels too big i'll go for the 51cm frame and put up with having another black bike.
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rd83
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I think so. I have "Designed in California" on the underside of the downtube, and "Made in Cambodia" on top of the downtube above the bottom bracket. Possibly changed with model year. This has prompted me to read up and feel slightly guilty now as some bike manufacturers are moving operations to Cambodia from Taiwan where the minimum wage is even less and something about no EU tariff to pay.
The black is very nice and glossy, and has some nice dark grey, blue and white decals.
jack smith
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- Durham
Any luck finding one? To add to the story my s works frames under investigation have been made asia too.
jack smith
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Cheapest ove found red in 51 is £640!!!
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j20nyh
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No luck so far
can't find one anywhere!Where did you find one for £640?
Maybe I could try to haggle them into a price match.
jack smith
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j20nyh
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Thanks Jack, i'll give them a call today and see what they can do.
