tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post6793571554731026565..comments2023-11-05T03:16:22.246-08:00Comments on converbike: Richard Schwinn on steel bicycle framesYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-80216135606268448302008-04-16T13:36:00.000-07:002008-04-16T13:36:00.000-07:00Long time ago, I worked at a small manufacturing b...Long time ago, I worked at a small manufacturing business that had as its president a former buyer for a large department store (to keep them anonymous, let's just call them Beers Slowtruck). He used to regale me with stories of how he used to beat up Huffy, Roadmaster and Murray by threatening to go to Taiwan for bikes. A bike is just a bike, right? I'm sure there are lots of other reasons why bike mass-manufacturers have departed the US, but I'm pretty sure that this attitude was a large contributor.Illinoisfrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742057211924834264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-70523374572088505362008-04-16T13:58:00.000-07:002008-04-16T13:58:00.000-07:00...thanks, fritz...that was one of the most erudit......thanks, fritz...that was one of the most erudite, fascinating & worthwhile discussions i've heard in regard to the industry...props to both terry & schwinn for shedding some new & interesting light...bikesgonewildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.com