Old 09-27-21, 03:26 PM
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That exact same tubing sticker with 'Made in the USA' is for sale all over the internet. I am confident it refers only to the tubing. Trek Antelope bikes were made in Asia.

Originally Posted by Maelochs
First thought I had .... The factory in Taiwan bought a bunch of tubes, just like any other manufacturer would. Maybe there wasn't enough profit margin for Trek Taiwan to set up its own tube-drawing factory, when the good stuff could be easily purchased.
Trek would have specced TT OX tubes for manufacture by the Asian (Taiwanese probably) contract manufacturer to be built into a bike to their (Trek's) specs.
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