I think of Taiwan as going through a similar process to what Japan went through in the 80's in terms of bicycle production. Right now they are the seat of bicycle manufacture in the world. That's not surprising as the current exchange from Taiwan Dollars to U.S. Dollars is something like 30:1. That will change eventually, of course- who knows, 20 years from now* everybody might be thinking, like, WOW, you mean I can STILL buy a frame that was made in Taiwan?! AWESOME!! 11! As most manufacturers will have moved production to <insert least-likely locale here> (in between now and then, of course, there is China).
*If the human race has not been wiped out by H1N1 and mortgage-backed securities. On Dec 11, 10:14 am, eflayer <[email protected]> wrote: > I am both impressed and dismayed with the degree of commitment to a > single point of view. Whatever works works. Thinking there was a > time when Grant thought he'd never leave Japan for Taiwan...and that > time came. Granted, he is still making gorgeous lugged frames, now > with cheaper labor. If Riv does make most of the profits on parts, > then why not sell another Riv branded entry price gorgeous tigged > frameset so more customers buy more parts? I see mostly upside for > everyone and no downside. Except if it divides attention and leads to > a loss of direction. But I'm betting a sharp marketeer such as is > Grant Peterson could find a way to sell this kool aid to all of the > naysayer in this group. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
