Colnago has issued a statement that low and mid-tier bikes carrying the Colnago name are going to begin to be built in Asia. I believe that none of these are destined to the USA market but rather to Europe, etc. But, the writing (or more writing) is on the wall. Maybe things will have to get worse before they can get better.
Angel Garcia Long Valley, NJ
Well, Faliero's got his son to carry on his name and some would argue he's doing a better job of it than Haro.
But my "depression" is not caused specifically by either the US or Italian Masi but rather the bike industry in general. Faliero came to this country and saw to it that the bikes that were built here met his standards of craftsmanship and his basic design philosophy (one tenet of which was never to make a "B" model, or "price-point" frame). And when he subcontracted work out it was to folks like Confente in the next city, folks he always kept a close eye on , not a huge factory halfway around the world that makes bikes for them and a dozen other companies at the same time.
Everybody does it now (including Alberto) and the situation's probably never
going to change, but it still makes me sad. The bit of warm fuzzy I feel when I see something like Alberto's Nuovo Prestige with Sachs lugs, nice pai nt and a bit of chrome, or Pegoretti's beautiful lugged frame with the twin pla te crown is just not enough to counteract the blue funk I descend into every ti me I walk into a modern bike shop.
Which is why I am here.
Bob Hovey Columbus, GA