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Keep in mind, even the top-shelf ebikes are going to have name-brand components that are sourced from Asia (things like Bafang motors, Shimano gears & brakes, Panasonic tires, Samsung batteries, etc.). The difference between so-called "US manufacturers" and others is usually where the frame is fabbed & welded; AFAIK, makers like Trek still build most of their frames here.
As an example, the bike I bought (KBO) has an American HQ and design team, but their frames are made in Asia, then they buy all the components and assemble there, also. I knew that going in, and accepted it as it kept the price at a point I wanted to pay (around $1300), vs. the $4K a friend of mine paid for his Trek. |
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14K would pay for 1/2 of one of these.
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I bought an EV exercycle. Cut my workout regime to nothing.
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I’m enjoying mine, but if I’d seen a price tag of $1K or more, I doubt I would have bought it. I don’t know how someone would justify 2x, 3x, or 10x the cost of one…there’s no way they’re having that much more fun on theirs than I am.
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Your golf cart isn’t going to be much fun on the trails.
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Back when I bought mine, late 1970s, Mongoose was NOT top-tier. Redline and FMF were higher-quality brands. Mine was nice, I bought the best rims, crankcase, forks, handlebars, pedals, seat, etc... one piece at a time. I knew a rider for Redline, he was very good, we would go daily to a closed skateboard park, crazy fun, crazy air, he again was the best, I would like to think I was good competition. I miss those days, would ride for hours, never got tired, always looking for trouble while not crossing the law. |
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$1300 for a damned bicycle - my first car was only $800...
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At the heart of its Wisconsin headquarters is Trek's carbon manufacturing. A number of the high-end road models including the H1 fit Madone and Domane and Session 9.9 downhill bike are made here. The rest of Trek's bikes are made in Asia, where most of the bike industry sources its manufacturing. |
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The wheels I had built for my fat bike in 2018 were $1k. $500 for the ones I just had built for the Mongoose and would have been considerably higher if the Profile hubs I wanted were available at the time. The Eunorau Specter S e-bike I was considering after seeing the price of the Trek is $4,500 optioned the way I want. $1300 gets you a shit bike these days.
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