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03-04-2005, 10:38 PM

In article <ajs90d.v9a.ln@bud.garden.local>,
tomk2003@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote:

> In article <38qv74F5p7s3qU1@individual.net>,
> "Ken Marcet" <kcmarcet@hotpop.com> writes:
>
> > And I didn't even know Canada had a bike industry!
>
> Brodie, Kona, Devinci, Cervelo, Norco, Mikado,
> Rocky Mountain, Dekerf, Marinoni, et al.
>
>
> cheers,
> Tom

And at least three of them build their frames in Canada!

Seriously, I would say the Canadian bike industry is surprisingly large.
Some of these companies are legitimate players in the international
market, and there are whole categories of mountain bikes that are
practically designed for and named after Vancouver's North Shore trails.
Literally: Norco calls its heavy-duty hardtails "Shore Hardtails", named
one of its top freeride bikes "Shore" (and another two are named after
Whistler trails).

--
Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com
Verus de parvis; verus de magnis.

03-04-2005, 10:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ryan Cousineau Posts: n/a	Re: Canada officials concerned about import bikes In article <ajs90d.v9a.ln@bud.garden.local>, tomk2003@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote: > In article <38qv74F5p7s3qU1@individual.net>, > "Ken Marcet" <kcmarcet@hotpop.com> writes: > > > And I didn't even know Canada had a bike industry! > > Brodie, Kona, Devinci, Cervelo, Norco, Mikado, > Rocky Mountain, Dekerf, Marinoni, et al. > > > cheers, > Tom And at least three of them build their frames in Canada! Seriously, I would say the Canadian bike industry is surprisingly large. Some of these companies are legitimate players in the international market, and there are whole categories of mountain bikes that are practically designed for and named after Vancouver's North Shore trails. Literally: Norco calls its heavy-duty hardtails "Shore Hardtails", named one of its top freeride bikes "Shore" (and another two are named after Whistler trails). -- Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com Verus de parvis; verus de magnis.