Is this not a beaut of a bike? I guess that bluish-white is the "color of the month"
http://www.gunnarbikes.com/sport.php
Most of my bikes have been made in Taiwan, too. Rivendell's production bikes are made by Toyo in Osaka, Japan. I loooved the Jamis I rode. That bike is gonna be my benchmark against which I measure all the other full-steels as I work my way toward getting a bike next year.
LBS told me both Surly and Soma are made in China.
I guess it's good that I can't afford to buy my new bike yet, because it gives me the chance to savor all the options out there. (and save more money as I wait)
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08-02-2006, 11:42 AM #1
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08-02-2006, 11:46 AM #2
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looks like mother's milk!
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08-02-2006, 11:50 AM #3
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What about Trek?
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08-02-2006, 11:52 AM #4
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How cool! Already TE is coming up with production steel frames made in the US, you guys are awesome.
So far we've got:
Kelly, Gunnar, Burley, and Rodriguez
Mimi- The Jamis I rode was at Free Range. They didn't have any steel made in the US.
I can't make Trek's website work on my Mac. I know my Trek 570 was made in Taiwan (ooooh, I never should've sold it!!), does anyone know where the Trek 520 is made?"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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08-02-2006, 11:53 AM #5
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Doesn't Trek use aluminum and carbon only?
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08-02-2006, 11:55 AM #6
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They still make a touring bike (the 520) in steel - but somehow I doubt that it is still made here. I think they only do their highest end carbon here now.
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08-02-2006, 11:58 AM #7
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As far as I know Inglis and Retrotec do their own production frames. I totally have the hots for a Retrotec road frame. Snap and I were drooling all over these at the Handmade Bike Show.
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08-02-2006, 02:42 PM #8
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Originally Posted by Eden
From what the Trek guys told me and what I can access from the site, they are made in Wisconsin. Granted I could be wrong. When we lived there we went to the production facility, which was cool.Jennifer
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08-02-2006, 11:57 AM #9
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Ionic Bikes is a steel bike manufacturer, owned and operated as the same guys as Dean (dean is Ti, Ionic is steel). They offer custom and non-custom. They make phenominal frames, but their wait times are really long. One word of advice, do not trust the time they quote you on the phone. Your bike will be forever at the paint shop. People who have them, swear they are worth the wait though
www.ionicbikes.com
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08-02-2006, 12:01 PM #10
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Also,
If you are looking for an offroad frame, rocky mountain and cove are built in Canada
Thought of another road steel not fully custom builder...
www.viciouscycles.com
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08-02-2006, 12:07 PM #11
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Bike Fridays (execpt for the "Air" models) are steel and made in Eugene, OR. Granted, they are not "mainstream" models, but I wouldn't have a problem with using mine as an everyday bike. They do now offer some stock models.
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