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Old 03-14-18, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by bdooner
What's the effect going to be on bikes and related products? Will ti / alloys be in the mix?
The tariff is on steel and aluminum, not on products made of them

As such, only steel or aluminum bikes made in the USA would be affected, meaning virtually none.

Just about the only bike things that might be affected are tube sets like from Reynolds. However, I suspect, that for customs purposes these are considered a finished item made of steel , rather than steel per se. As such, these too would be unaffected.

The bigger impact might be on sales of USA branded bikes sold in Europe, depending on how the EU responds.
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