On Oct 6, 3:15 pm, Jan Heine <[email protected]> wrote:
> This type of outsourcing to the cheapest bidder not only has > implications for labor standards, but also quality. It is not uncommon > to substitute a cheaper alloy. As a result, you find chainrings that > are labeled as 7075 aluminum, but wear so quickly that there is little > doubt that they are 6000-series. That way, the company could underbid > all the other companies who had to factor in the higher cost of the > raw material... and they got the bid. Could have also skipped or screwed up the temper. Jim -- 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.
