Phreadi

Santa Cruz mountain bikes still makes about half their frames, and anodizes
them, in portland. I realize their production isn't to scale with
Giant/Cannondale/etc.
We live in a global economy and the US Quality Of Life™ is built on the
backs of cheap overseas labor.

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Luciano bailey wrote:

> We in Portland instead of thinking about Cannondale sorry dealers, should
> feel blessed that amongst our many claims to fame have some of the best indi
> fab builders around. I would rather see more folks showing up on local
> customs than to let dollars escape the PDX zips. I am sure guys like Dave
> Levy (TYCYCLES great builder) would love a few more team orders in the fall
> to make it through the winter. My point there is a natural reaction
> to worry about the global over the local in these times and living here I
> find that a waste of energy.
>
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> To: obra@list.obra.org
> From: brian.p.johnson@gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 13:22:52 -0700
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale to move all production overseas
>
>
> Dorel is busy consolidating its bike biz into "centres of excellence" and
> will be moving 100 percent of Cannondale's manufacturing oversease to its
> Taichung, Taiwan facility.
> I can't say that I'm really surprised. I was waiting for this bomb to drop
> ever since Dorel bought up Cannondale. (C'mon, Dorel?! Really? That was just
> too much.) To me, Cannondale's brand value just went into the toilet.
>
> Now it's been completely flushed and is rapidly degrading in the septic
> tank.
>
> I bought three Cannondale bike BECAUSE of how they were made and loved my
> bikes for that.
>
> Dorel -- I don't care how much money they make every year -- has absolutely
> NO IDEA how to deal with brand equity. yeah, Cannondale really shot itself
> in the foot by making motorcycles under the Cannondale flag and paid dearly
> for that. I mean that was pretty much the beginning of the end for
> Cannondale, but it didn't change the way they made their bikes.
>
> Goodbye Cannondale. It's been a fun ride.
>
> Go read the full story here:
>
>
> http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cannondale-closing-us-production-facilities-21101
>
> * * *
> My father asks : "Do you live here or ride bikes?"
>
> http://liveorridebikes.blogspot.com
>
>
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