Thanks for this article, it explained some things I had not seen elsewhere. The Sept 5 episode of the CyclingTips podcast also had a pretty good discussion on this mess.
But there are still a couple pieces of info I have NOT seen discussed in any of these (bike) tariff articles:
1\. Exactly WHICH manufacturers make frames in China? **Name names!** I feel like bike journalism is afraid to state uncomfortable truths about Asian manufacturing. I hear things tossed out like "all bikes come out of just a handful of factories" and I'd like to know exactly what the facts are.
2\. What (if any) tariffs has the EU been subjecting bikes to?
While I am opposed to almost every policy of the current US administration, the intellectual property theft situation is ridiculous and will need to be addressed at some point. I do not know if tariffs will fix that however, as it seems deeply ingrained into the culture.
Sept. 26, 2018, 11:22 a.m. - Frank Giraffe
Thanks for this article, it explained some things I had not seen elsewhere. The Sept 5 episode of the CyclingTips podcast also had a pretty good discussion on this mess. But there are still a couple pieces of info I have NOT seen discussed in any of these (bike) tariff articles: 1\. Exactly WHICH manufacturers make frames in China? **Name names!** I feel like bike journalism is afraid to state uncomfortable truths about Asian manufacturing. I hear things tossed out like "all bikes come out of just a handful of factories" and I'd like to know exactly what the facts are. 2\. What (if any) tariffs has the EU been subjecting bikes to? While I am opposed to almost every policy of the current US administration, the intellectual property theft situation is ridiculous and will need to be addressed at some point. I do not know if tariffs will fix that however, as it seems deeply ingrained into the culture.