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Subject: Re: Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan
Date: 6 Dec 2005 08:44:09 -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'm hijacking this thread over to alt.am-b.
It's not exactly shocking considering what you can purchase a Walmart
bike for, but still....

/s