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From: Marty <m...@geo.net.au>
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Subject: Re: Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:41:12 +0800
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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 heard that the Chinese were annoyed because India is underpricing them.

Marty