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03-04-2005, 03:29 AM

and the effect of such bikes on Canada's bike industry.
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And I didn't even know Canada had a bike industry!
Well anyway, they need to stop complaining about cheap imports.

Ken

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03-04-2005, 06:50 AM

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"Ken Marcet" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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

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03-04-2005, 06:50 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"Ken Marcet" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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

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03-04-2005, 08:10 AM

Ken Marcet wrote:
> and the effect of such bikes on Canada's bike industry.
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> And I didn't even know Canada had a bike industry!
> Well anyway, they need to stop complaining about cheap imports.
>
> Ken
>
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Interesting. I am, in theory, a big proponent of free trade. I'd be
interested in seeing what kind of imports Vietnam is getting from any
other countries, and if they are tarriffing products from Canada. If
so, I think Canada is more than justified in balancing the trade
defecit to an equal degree through tarriffs.

Then again, Canadian manufacturers might consider looking to see if
they're losing market share to Vietnamese imports and if so, what they
can do (short of tariffs) to rectify the situation. Perhaps they can
find ways to reduce labor costs, improve quality, or achieve some other
competitive advantage besides pricing that Vietnamese commpanies can't
match. Customer service and product quality are the two obvious areas
where they might be able to beat Vietnam manufacturers.

-Bill Henry

03-04-2005, 08:10 AM

Ken Marcet wrote:
> and the effect of such bikes on Canada's bike industry.
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> And I didn't even know Canada had a bike industry!
> Well anyway, they need to stop complaining about cheap imports.
>
> Ken
>
> --
> More of my mind dribblings: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> And my homepage: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Interesting. I am, in theory, a big proponent of free trade. I'd be
interested in seeing what kind of imports Vietnam is getting from any
other countries, and if they are tarriffing products from Canada. If
so, I think Canada is more than justified in balancing the trade
defecit to an equal degree through tarriffs.

Then again, Canadian manufacturers might consider looking to see if
they're losing market share to Vietnamese imports and if so, what they
can do (short of tariffs) to rectify the situation. Perhaps they can
find ways to reduce labor costs, improve quality, or achieve some other
competitive advantage besides pricing that Vietnamese commpanies can't
match. Customer service and product quality are the two obvious areas
where they might be able to beat Vietnam manufacturers.

-Bill Henry

03-04-2005, 03:32 PM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Ken*Marcet) wrote:

>And I didn't even know Canada had a
>bike industry! Well anyway, they need to
>stop complaining about cheap imports.

>Ken

What, You've never heard of Rocky Mountain Bicycles???
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03-04-2005, 03:32 PM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Ken*Marcet) wrote:

>And I didn't even know Canada had a
>bike industry! Well anyway, they need to
>stop complaining about cheap imports.

>Ken

What, You've never heard of Rocky Mountain Bicycles???
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03-04-2005, 11:38 PM

In article <ajs90d.v9a.ln@bud.garden.local>,
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats) wrote:

> In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> "Ken Marcet" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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).

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03-04-2005, 11:38 PM

In article <ajs90d.v9a.ln@bud.garden.local>,
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats) wrote:

> In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> "Ken Marcet" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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).

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03-05-2005, 03:38 AM

"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Ken Marcet) wrote:

>And I didn't even know Canada had a
>bike industry! Well anyway, they need to
>stop complaining about cheap imports.

>Ken

What, You've never heard of Rocky Mountain Bicycles???

Sure I have heard of them and a couple of the others mentioned in Toms
reply, but never realized they were made in Canada.

Ken

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