Message from discussion Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan

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From: Sheldon Brown <captb...@sheldonbrown.com>
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Subject: Re: Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:36:12 -0500
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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/).
> 
Actually I think the labor cost is insignificant...I'm pretty sure these 
frames are built by robots...

Sheldon "Open The Pod Bay Door, HAL..." Brown
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