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Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
From: SMS <scharf.ste...@geemail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:55:47 -0800
Local: Tues 6 Dec 2005 03:55
Subject: Re: Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan
Luke wrote: It's quite possible that $8 is the cost of an aluminum frame. Aluminum > 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? is extremely inexpensive (why do you think the bicycle manufacturers are using it?!). Look how cosmetically poor the welds are--no effort is put into filing them. Welding seven or eight pieces of aluminum tubing together is not a long or expensive process. I think the real question is what is the ROI, including the cost of the You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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