View Poll Results: pay more for North American model?
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Would you pay more for North American made bike?
10-13-21, 12:12 PM
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Some sort of deficit....
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10-13-21, 12:13 PM
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I'm definitely paying more for an American made bike (Hampsten). Come to think of it, most everything on the bike is from an American company, although much of (but not all) the manufacturing is overseas: SRAM groupset, Ritchey and White Industries bits, Astral wheels, Selle Anatomica saddle.
This also has not helped solve the supply chain delays. My LBS recently quoted me 12-16 weeks for new White Industry hubs. This was much better than the 9 month lead time they predicted for Chris King hubs (also made in the USA).
