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Subject: Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan
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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