Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan - rec.bicycles.tech

Message from discussion Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan
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Luke wrote:
> This from Sheldon Brown's Bentride Podcast (@ 8:50). No wonder
> manufacturing is a declining sector in North America! This can't be the
> total cost of production (stock and labor); does the figure apply to
> labor cost only?
>
> The mp3 file is available for d/l at Sheldon's website
> (http://sheldonbrown.com/podcasts/).
>
> Luke

I saw an asian gent at interbike with an aluminum MTB frame, complete
and unpainted and he was selling these for $15...