There are plenty of good Chinese lightweights, especially if one includes Taiwan, although most are of recent vintage and off topic here. It's just that they carry the names of the European and especially US companies that design and market them.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
bikebuilder'squalitybeingajoke
> "where are the postings on great Chinese lightweights or I love my Fuji?"
>
> Has anyone ever tried to track down obscure builders of the past through
> Reynolds' shipping records? It's not unusual for British firms to keep
> records for a very long time. I wonder if they ever shipped any tubesets
to
> China, or Borneo, or Uruguay ... probably a lot of small-time framemakers
> building for the local market here and there.
>
> Of course, there's no guarantee that the tubes would be used for classic
> lightweights, or for bikes at all. It could be a way to get tubing for a
> secret aircraft project, for instance. But I bet more than a few bikes
were
> made in more than a few obscure corners of the cycling world.
>
> Third World Lightweights, anyone?
>
> Dennis Ryan
> Louisville, KY (a state with its share of Third World Tendencies)
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