Only Burley and Rodriguez?

[SalsaMTB]

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

[Fredwina]

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.

[Bikingmomof3]

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.

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.

[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.

That's cool - I know they used to make all of their bikes here, but I'd heard they moved most of the production overseas. I'm pretty sure all of the really high end bikes are made here still, since they are not allowed to send the really high grade CF overseas. I couldn't find anything on the web site about where each bike was made, but perhaps I've heard wrong and they still make all of them here.

[WrensMom]

Wow, check out the photo book at the Vicious Cycles website! Those are too cool! I have this custom paint job in my mind--black cherry metallic, with little cherries on it. Someday...

[jeannierides]

I have a Gunnar Roadie, and it's made in the US by Waterford. I love it.
http://www.gunnarbikes.com/roadie.php

[Trekhawk]

That's cool - I know they used to make all of their bikes here, but I'd heard they moved most of the production overseas. I'm pretty sure all of the really high end bikes are made here still, since they are not allowed to send the really high grade CF overseas. I couldn't find anything on the web site about where each bike was made, but perhaps I've heard wrong and they still make all of them here.

No you are right they did move production overseas. Not sure about the top end stuff. I have a 2005 Trek 5000 and apparently this was the last year this model was made in the USA.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Is it important whether the steel itself was made in the US, or only that the frame was put-together in the US?

[Quillfred]

What about this nice Seattle company.....

http://www.davidsonbicycles.com/html/home.shtml

Not exactly chopped liva.....

[KnottedYet]

Hmmmm, yet another made in the US steel bike! Woohoo! I've hit the jackpot!

You guys are too awesome!

I spent an interesting half hour or so at R+E (home of Rodriguez) talking to Smiley about bikes. Made right here in Seattle! So, the Rodriguez Adventure ($2,200 with Campy Mirage) sounds like my Rodriguez. Right down to the bottle opener on the chain stay. (gotta be able to open those Red Hook ESB's!)

That was the first stop of the afternoon. Second stop was the bank, ain't enough money in my "bike acct" for wheels, let alone a bike yet. But it will get there. I deposited another $100 today.

Third stop was the dentist. Oh, crud. I need a root canal and a crown. Preliminary estimate: $3,600. First words out of my mouth: "That's more than a Rodriguez with full Campy Veloce!" (aka $2,800) My dentist is a biker, so he understood. And he sympathized.

The tooth is structually pretty ok with a stable big crack down the root, it's just the pain. How long can I stand the pain? I haven't chewed on that side in about 3 years. What's another year or two anyway? A couple beers (Red Hook ESB, of course) and the pain eases up. Will my dental insurance pay for a Rodriguez since I can use the bottle opener chain stay to get to the beer which dulls the pain of the cracked tooth?

[mimitabby]

Knotted,
I am glad you talked to Smiley, I like him. He fitted us to our tandem. Never missed a step.
After drooling over the Rivendell Ramboulet for years DH decided to get a locally made bike instead (Sunday) so he put in an order for a Davidson; steel of course.. That's down at Elliott Bay Bikes.

Keep saving your money... And I hope your dental insurance pays for most of that tooth!

[SalsaMTB]

For some reason, I think I read in a magazine recently that Lemond steel frames are built in the US, but not positive.

If you can save up for your local builder, definitely go for that! I ride a quiring right now and love it. Supporting a local building makes spending the money a lot easiers I have found!

[SalsaMTB]

Wow, check out the photo book at the Vicious Cycles website! Those are too cool! I have this custom paint job in my mind--black cherry metallic, with little cherries on it. Someday...

Have you ever looked at the Spectrum Powder Works website.

Very nice pictures of paint jobs.

http://www.spectrumpowderworks.com/SPWPictures.php

[jeannierides]

Knotted, my SO found my Gunnar frame on EBay - for $450 - then built it up himself with Campy, Thomson, Chris King - and the handmade pink wheels! It probably rounds up to around 2 grand, but there are other components that are good, that aren't as pricey as some of those.... just a thought... (Of course, if I lived in a place where someone actually built beautiful bikes - I'd probably save my money and go there too!)

[KnottedYet]

I can't seem to make a link directly to the Rodriguez Adventure, but here's the website. At the moment, the Adventure is the first bike to pop up when you hit the link for "Touring Bikes" on the left of the page.

www.rodcycle.com

And they are made a mere 3/4 mile from where I used to live! (about 10 miles from where I am now.)