Where are Bikes Made?

[MyRightFoot]

In my search for a bike, I've questioned where they are made -for many reasons (labor issues, environmental, social, etc). Can others add to this list?

Here's a partial list of where bikes are made, with the caveat that this is the info I could gather for CURRENT bicycles (many of the locations have changed especially in this decade), but the accuracy can only be confirmed thru the honesty of the companies. You will find many of them have deceptive or elliptical explanations on their websites.

Made in USA:
Gunnar/Waterford.
Sweetpea
Georgena Terry Custom (built by Waterford)
Hampsten
Rodriguez
DeSalvo
Strong
Moots
Lynskey
Ira Ryan
Kirk
Davidson
Steelman
Seven
Co-Motion
Independent Fabrication
Kish
Vanilla

along with components & parts from...
Chris King
Paul
Enve forks
LH Thomson
White Industries

Made in Italy:
DeRosa
Pegoretti
Formigli
Ciocc
Pelizzoli
Torelli
Mondonico
along with gruppo from Campagnolo

Made in UK
Pashley
Brompton

Made in Taiwan
Bianchi
Surly
Salsa
Soma
along with gruppo from Sram and Shimano (also made in Japan and Malaysia)

Made in China
Terry
Felt
Breezer
Kona (assembled in Taiwan)
Specialized
Huffy
Schwinn
Fuji
Mongoose
Motobecane
Mercier
Windsor

[tulip]

Bike Fridays are made in Eugene, Oregon. Lunas were made in New Mexico and Colorado but are no longer made at all.

Arkel panniers and stuff is made in Quebec. Cocotte is a Canadian maker of courier bags (Montreal). There are several Canadian bike builders, but I don't know the names. Other bag makers in the US are Rickshaw and quite a few other small shops in SF and other places. I'm not sure that Timbuktu bags are still made in the US, but they might be.

Ortlieb is a German company, but I don't know where their items are actually made.

[Catrin]

The last I knew, Waterford still makes Rivendell's custom bikes but not their stock sizes. I believe they also make custom bikes for a couple of other smaller companies, but don't know which ones.

[Kathi]

Serotta, made in New York.

[jobob]

The last I knew, Waterford still makes Rivendell's custom bikes but not their stock sizes.

Waterford has not made Custom Rivs for quite some time.

From Rivendell's website:
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-custom.htm

Currently, our customs are made by Mark Nobilette. He has his own private business, but squeezes in a few frames for us as well. In a perfect situation he'd build only for us, but life and business doesn't work that-a-way, and so we get what we can.

They do have a stock frame made by Waterford, called the Roadeo. Also some Sam Hillbornes are made by Waterford.

[tulip]

Peter Mooney

[Blueberry]

Black Sheep Bikes (Colorado)

[zoom-zoom]

616 Fabrication are made in the US in MI (in area code 616).

[OakLeaf]

Franklin Frames, made in Ohio

[NbyNW]

Dahon - China
Tern - Taiwan

Are Cannondales still made in the USA? or did they go abroad? Anyone know?

[mzone]

Other than the highest-end Treks, the rest are built in China. According to the owner of one of our LBSs whose primary line is Giant, Giants and Treks are made in the same factory.

[Crankin]

Guru, made in Quebec, Canada.
custom, in all materials, all types of bikes.

[OakLeaf]

Almost all Cannondales are made in Taiwan. I believe some of their very highest-end bikes are still USA made. But I don't know that for sure.

[zoom-zoom]

Almost all Cannondales are made in Taiwan. I believe some of their very highest-end bikes are still USA made. But I don't know that for sure.

I'm not sure that Cdale makes any bikes in the US, anymore. My 2010 alloy Synapse was made in the US, but my 2011 carbon SuperSix was not. And AFAIK none of the aluminum ones were made in the US after '10.

[zoom-zoom]

Yep, looks like ALL Cannondales are made in Taiwan, now.