Are there any American made mountain bikes? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

AwesomeBill · 08-15-2007, 06:01 AM

I currently own a 14 year old Raleigh in excellent shape. The problem is that my arthritis makes any excursion over 7 or 8 miles painful to my wrists, elbows, and shoulders and I think that the rigid frame has something to do with that.

I don't do hard core riding down mountains, insead I like to ride the Perkiomen Trail in Pennsylvania because it is mostly flat. However, there are parts of it that are gravel topped and I think the slight but steady vibration makes my arms sore after a 30 mile jaunt. I have handlebar ends that help me ride more upright but that by itself doesn't alleviate the pain.

I have seen where bikes are now made with shock absorbing front forks and a rear shock too. I am this close to buying one but the clerk at a bike shop told me that there aren't any American bicycle manufacturers around. I prefer to purchase American made goods for economic reasons.

Is it a fact that there aren't any American bicycle manufacturers today?

Arbeit macht frei · 08-15-2007, 06:01 AM

http://www.citycycle.com/bikes_bikelines.htm

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M R · 08-15-2007, 06:05 AM

Yes the answers so far are far more accurate than the store clerk. In general, bikes, like cars are more international in that, there are many American bikes but most of the parts are imported. The vast majority coming from the Asian Rim, Japan and China primariely. Buy one of the Amercan brands that at least build frames or assemble here.