Is it true that Cervelo's are being made in China?
Cervelo MADE IN CHINA????
advan
21 - 40 of 40 Posts
Joined
·
1,712 Posts
fornaca68 said:
Buddy... you're the one cutting costs. You complain and don't buy goods because you think things are too expensive. The American/Canadian company needs your sales so they have to meet your demands, = cut costs. they tell the Chinese contractors -> cut costs or you lose your business. Chinese contractors cut costs to survive, Americans/Canadians don't do any QA, they just want to make the sales...= dead kids and a not so friendly Thomas the Train. ****, i didn't know you ingest a Cervelo frame... in that case, I'm ditching my Cervelo as well! To blame the Chinese manufacturers and hold the American/Canadian companies as innocents is just plain ignorance. If you sourced out a product with your brand on it, wouldn't you go over there and ensure everything is tip top and worthy of having your sticker on it? Not to mention avoid lawsuits? Any consumer-caring company would. Basic economics.
Chinese products were/are garbage because everyone goes there looking to pay less for the same quality of good. well, sorry, you should know you can't have the best of all worlds... cheap, high quality, service, choose two, cuz 'NFW' you'll have all three. Not to mention the standard of living is raising in china and they can't afford to be financially raped like in the early 90's anymore.. people need more money to survive, and that means wages going up and labour not being as cheap as dirt as Americans are used to exploiting. I presume in the next decade or so American/First World corps will just move onto the next mass population cheap labour source they can find... Hopefully one day they find Africa so they finally get a piece of the pie.
Cervelo shouldn't be charging what they do? Yeah, probably not... but by that strain of thought nothing should cost what it costs, but rather we should buy at cost... lets implement that system and see what happens... wait a minute.. sounds like Socialism... thats going to be real popular with you guys... but buyers dictate the market price... if nobody bought at that price than they wouldn't be charging that price woudl they? market price is whatever the buyers are willing to pay... R&D costs money too you know...not to mention wages and overhead costs for a company the size of Cervelo... who have probably less than 100 people working in engineering and support. Economies of Scale my friend.
I'm sorry, please compare the rides of the top end Chinese Made bikes vs the American Made bikes. Please compare performance, which is what really matters. The difference is virtually marginal. If there is a noticeable difference, you would explain it as a design superiority right? That is why you pay extra money for the frame. If that frame is cervelo, please stop moaning, you are now paying for performance. If that frame is American, you are paying for American superiority :mad2: right??
Real Answer: the uninformed customer cares too much about where something is made, or they are worried about little foreign men working on their toys, which somehow cheapens it when this is the sort of thing that western economy has been based on for the last 150 years. I'd hate to see how these people will be living when they try to boycott all Chinese-made goods in the coming years. either they'll be seriously in debt but living in luxury, or eating humble pie but still oblivious to the facts.fornaca68 said:
I just happen to disagree, I know this will all be ignored and you'll go on happy with your Cannondale, I would probably be too, but I just had to lay it out there. I'm not even going to go into the religion debate.. after 9/11 its almost the same thing here... Think about it.
If it rides nice and you got the dough, buy it. Ability, not Pedigree.
Joined
·
578 Posts
michael desimone said:
very well put.... ok same here i will chime in... as a CERVELO rider and fan... i can really give some first hand experience.... first of all .. everyone here is grown and adults and able to spend their money however they want in whichever way they want.....
like other cyclists im sure everyone who drops major $$ does some amount of research before dropping their hard earned dollars into a bike..
in the case with cervelo i bought into more than the bike... the staff, the company, the style, the engineering, the pro team, my local bike store, etcc..... i found that all to contribute to the bike buying experience, a value i figured that adds more to the overall value of the bike itself...in addition what does cervelo do for 2008 soloists? did they raise the price of their bikes? no... actually the price slightly went down... also with their tri bike. the P2SL
now back to the bike made in china.. is it made in china yes.... is it well made ... yess... im sure cervelo has put in place some type of quality control so that bikes dont come out not meeting some type of standard.... to say that all things that come out of china is junk is a little stereotypical no? and let me guess everything that comes out of the good ol U.S of A is the best of the best? that logic is skewed....
so as it stand right now china has a bad track record...and they have the spotlight on them right now.. but you cant really rule out the entire country because, in reality there are some things that come out built fine, etc...
so once again sorry for this long rant... to borrow a line from above poster "i dont care where its made provided that the quality is fine for the cost"... couldnt agree more... in this case... CERVELO as a whole is worth it to me and my $$$... just like how people find their money is better well spent buying a CUSTOM CALFEE/PARLEE/SACHS, or a MOTOBECANE from BIKEDIRECT, a vintage campy MERCKX from CRAIGSLIST, or a TREK MADONE or SPECIALIZED TARMAC....
different strokes for different folks'
Joined
·
106 Posts
l agree totally and wasnt saying the american suff is any better than anywhere else
l am australian
to say we or anyone country builds things with better quality control would be a blattent genralisation (and as an australian we have laws against saying such things)
l dont know if that coment was directed at me
sometimes when we reply we direct different parts of our replys at different people so stay with me here
l am sorry if you got that impression
when on a trip in southern china in 1989 while dinning in a restraunt l noticed that there was a group of japanese biusness men celabrating a busness deal with a chinese company
my piont being though busness and intelectual exchange things are looking beter in china
qc is beter and the standard of life is better (when l was there there was open povity)
l am shore that the standard of life for my chinese friends still in china has beniffited although they work hard and terrible hours
from what l have read cervelo has done great things and will continue to do great things
they deserve too
they must be working very hard both in asia and in cannada
about the cannondale my LBS recommended it and l have always liked the trail blazing attitude they had when they started
l also like the fact that without inovators such as them and all the other brands regardless of nationality we wouldn't be riding the bikes we ride today at the price we can buy them for or at the quality we buy them for
thank you all those involved in the production of the things l drool over
keep up the good work
ps l have had troblems with QC and design of some American classic stuff and want be buying any more of their stuff (yes l do know where they are made so dont bother replying to that comment)
forgive me for being a little brand loyal and happy with the work that has been carried out in the past
like finding a good mechanic regardless of race (my last one was dutch l think, l dont bother to ask) if someone does good things for me l go back
sorry to cause such a fuss hope that cools a few people off will watch what l say in the future so l dont get as many rants
l come on this site for good conversation
if if my ideas or thoughts differs from other people l am here to talk so lets
but as an adult l do not try and cause flames and can agree to disagree without trying to belittle the person l am replying to
that being said if you look at the number of views these threads get you cant pleas everyone
NB l am not american but l do come from a poor background and hope the no proffesional
workers at the plants are looked after in a market that is going though ever increasing international change
l to buy stuff made in china and taiwan
and from what l hear cevelos are fantastic bikes
while
l am australian
to say we or anyone country builds things with better quality control would be a blattent genralisation (and as an australian we have laws against saying such things)
l dont know if that coment was directed at me
sometimes when we reply we direct different parts of our replys at different people so stay with me here
l am sorry if you got that impression
when on a trip in southern china in 1989 while dinning in a restraunt l noticed that there was a group of japanese biusness men celabrating a busness deal with a chinese company
my piont being though busness and intelectual exchange things are looking beter in china
qc is beter and the standard of life is better (when l was there there was open povity)
l am shore that the standard of life for my chinese friends still in china has beniffited although they work hard and terrible hours
from what l have read cervelo has done great things and will continue to do great things
they deserve too
they must be working very hard both in asia and in cannada
about the cannondale my LBS recommended it and l have always liked the trail blazing attitude they had when they started
l also like the fact that without inovators such as them and all the other brands regardless of nationality we wouldn't be riding the bikes we ride today at the price we can buy them for or at the quality we buy them for
thank you all those involved in the production of the things l drool over
keep up the good work
ps l have had troblems with QC and design of some American classic stuff and want be buying any more of their stuff (yes l do know where they are made so dont bother replying to that comment)
forgive me for being a little brand loyal and happy with the work that has been carried out in the past
like finding a good mechanic regardless of race (my last one was dutch l think, l dont bother to ask) if someone does good things for me l go back
sorry to cause such a fuss hope that cools a few people off will watch what l say in the future so l dont get as many rants
l come on this site for good conversation
if if my ideas or thoughts differs from other people l am here to talk so lets
but as an adult l do not try and cause flames and can agree to disagree without trying to belittle the person l am replying to
that being said if you look at the number of views these threads get you cant pleas everyone
NB l am not american but l do come from a poor background and hope the no proffesional
workers at the plants are looked after in a market that is going though ever increasing international change
l to buy stuff made in china and taiwan
and from what l hear cevelos are fantastic bikes
while
Joined
·
106 Posts
sorry made another type o
the NB was meant to read
l am not american, but l do come from a poor background and hope all of the non proffesionals
read skilled laboures at he plants are looked after in a market that is going though ever increasing international change
the NB was meant to read
l am not american, but l do come from a poor background and hope all of the non proffesionals
read skilled laboures at he plants are looked after in a market that is going though ever increasing international change
Joined
·
1,611 Posts
After reading that (admittedly, not all of it -- you had me skim past much of the rhetorical points :incazzato: ), you had my head spinning. But your basic point is that a Chinese-made Cervelo frame (i) does not compromise frame quality and (ii) carries a justifiable pricetag, even with the use of cost-efficient Chinese labor. I respect your opinion, I just disagree, particularly on the pricetag issue. Some on this board will agree with you, while others will not.OneGear said:
Joined
·
578 Posts
michael desimone said:
ahahah it wasnt directed at you.. it was directed to the general (for lack of better term) anti - cervelo consensus... i think like most people in this particular thread.. we are just skimming over these long rants..... and picking and choosing what to comment about
which is making everything very confusing
:idea: :aureola: :mad2: :cryin:
Joined
·
1 Posts
Tentech (factory that makes cervelo and scott among others) said they couldn't take on any more clients as scott and trek had placed massive orders.fornaca68 said:
Specialized is majority owned by Merida and all Specs are produced there. Which is what made the claims that Boonens SL2 cost 500k so amusing since moulds in asia don't cost anywhere near that sort of money.
Bianchi, made in Italy? Most of the Bianchis in shops have never been to Italy - same as Pinarello. Colnago has to be very high end before it is italian.
I hope you didn't buy a Cannondale Synapse or a model with lots of cannondale branded parts on.
Parlee with Zipp components is looking like the safest option so you have a justification for the price tag.
Joined
·
1,074 Posts
Every country on this planet has the capabilities of making a top notch product. Be it China, Taiwan, India, Germany, Africa, Russia, Japan, England, France... wherever.
The issue comes when the western business man goes to said country and says can you make it to these specs? The manufacturer in the foreign country usually has no problems at all. They do a year or two of manufacturing for company X. Businessman at company X says... hey next year I want 50% more units, but I'm going to pay you 25% less. Take it or leave it... That is when quality suffers.
I have many friends in manufacturing here in Canada who outsource to the Chinese in Taiwan or China. Even the factories in China are starting to decline customers from USA and starting to decline Canadians from past experiences. The manufacturers in China don't want to deal with the cut throat nature of the western corporations and rather stick with fairness offered by the Koreans, and Japanese.
Funny how even the Koreans are outsourcing to China. I remember when manufacturing in Korea was cheap. But not old enough to remember when made in Japan was crap.
Don't blame the Chinese or Foreign country who is making your products sub-par. Your Western Corporation and maybe even yourself (if you are a shareholder) hands are just as dirty as the Chinese factory that substituted 1,5-pentanediol for 1,4-pentandiol in a recent toy recall.
The issue comes when the western business man goes to said country and says can you make it to these specs? The manufacturer in the foreign country usually has no problems at all. They do a year or two of manufacturing for company X. Businessman at company X says... hey next year I want 50% more units, but I'm going to pay you 25% less. Take it or leave it... That is when quality suffers.
I have many friends in manufacturing here in Canada who outsource to the Chinese in Taiwan or China. Even the factories in China are starting to decline customers from USA and starting to decline Canadians from past experiences. The manufacturers in China don't want to deal with the cut throat nature of the western corporations and rather stick with fairness offered by the Koreans, and Japanese.
Funny how even the Koreans are outsourcing to China. I remember when manufacturing in Korea was cheap. But not old enough to remember when made in Japan was crap.
Don't blame the Chinese or Foreign country who is making your products sub-par. Your Western Corporation and maybe even yourself (if you are a shareholder) hands are just as dirty as the Chinese factory that substituted 1,5-pentanediol for 1,4-pentandiol in a recent toy recall.
Joined
·
106 Posts
l know there have been issues with the brakes on the knew super six
(not enough power)
but was unaware of issues with other parts branded cannondale
(not enough power)
but was unaware of issues with other parts branded cannondale
Joined
·
106 Posts
sorry about that
there was no ill will directed at you either
my reply was to several on this thread
l did read over all of them though
ps how is the cervelo
being Aus it was great to see Stu Ogrady win our first classic (parri rubaix) on one
go Stu
go caddle (but he rides riddleys) this young man just keeps on getting better
there was no ill will directed at you either
my reply was to several on this thread
l did read over all of them though
ps how is the cervelo
being Aus it was great to see Stu Ogrady win our first classic (parri rubaix) on one
go Stu
go caddle (but he rides riddleys) this young man just keeps on getting better
Joined
·
578 Posts
stus great... i hope that his injury from this years tour doesnt ruin him for next year...michael desimone said:
im a huge CSC fan... the cervelo is everything i want it to be and more... cant complain seriously... im honestly thinking of getting another one... but i was almost sold on a custom frame for my next purchase.. gotta get the expenses taken care of before i make anymore crazy purchases...:idea:
Joined
·
106 Posts
yeah so do l
he has had some bad crashes
l am surprised he is still riding
never had a custom but probably should have l have the arms of a gorrilla
l have the the arm length of a person 6 foot 8 or 10
and l am only 5 11
have to have stems like a gooses neck
shame about ryse coming out that he has used epo
its a real blight on cycling
envious of the bikes you have l wish l had the budjet
hanging out for the cannondale havent had a racing bike in anthing but steel
although l do have a scott mountain bike in alloy
he has had some bad crashes
l am surprised he is still riding
never had a custom but probably should have l have the arms of a gorrilla
l have the the arm length of a person 6 foot 8 or 10
and l am only 5 11
have to have stems like a gooses neck
shame about ryse coming out that he has used epo
its a real blight on cycling
envious of the bikes you have l wish l had the budjet
hanging out for the cannondale havent had a racing bike in anthing but steel
although l do have a scott mountain bike in alloy
I couldn't have said it better. Who doesn't want to be competitive? If you don't like, don't buy. Some Cannondales are made in China, it says so on the BB of my Synapse. But it rides so frickin' amazing, I don't give a rats ass. There's got to be two main reasons all the companies do it. Better cost, and better access. Cervelo is a company of 30-40 people here in Toronto. No way it can afford to set up manufacturing here or even their own overseas. Who cares, not CSC I'm sure. I suppose we should all buck the trend and revolt and not buy their Asian made bikes. Better yet let's see if they will let us have it for COST! Demand that they manufacture here or in the USA and pay through the nose. Oh never mind, they don't care as they sell as much as they can get made.:thumbsup:OneGear said:
Joined
·
1,074 Posts
If the frame is made from metal, my observations are that the Taiwanese do better welds than mainland China. Several years ago (1/2 decade?), all the carbon fibre was made in Taiwan. Now the Taiwanese have built plants in mainland China for cheaper labour rates.
Joined
·
1,186 Posts
There are many many reasons someone would say that:OBB said:
The best is - It is True
The reasons vary from QC, to worker skill level, to molds & dies used, to company pride [most frame & component makers are based in and live in Taiwan -- and started their business there]
Taiwan costs more and thus most brands only use Taiwan on their nicer models.
Example - if you see a Specialized that is $500 it is from China -- Specialized that is $2500 it is from Taiwan. I think this is the case for most brands {Excluding Motobecane which is from Taiwan on all models}
Joined
·
1 Posts
Not my Colnago C64 Dick, 2022. Handmade in Italy. Forza Italia!!
Not my Colnago C64 Disc. Hand made in Italy.
Joined
·
1 Posts
I have been trying to figure this out as well. I really like the concept behind the Caledonia and am thinking of purchasing one. I won't buy it though if the frame is made in China, but I will if it is made in Taiwan. It's not a quality issue for me. Across the board China is enriching itself at the expense of the US. They do not compete fairly and pilfer U.S. (and other nation's) technology. China is getting stronger militarily and increasingly belligerent in Asia and other parts of the world. I know many here don't care, but they should. They need to do a little reading. Economically, militarily, ideologically, politically, etc. China is rapidly emerging as thug imperialist nation. Google anything about China and the Philippines, Tawain, Vietnam, Europe, or the U.S. Whenever possible, don't buy made in China. Sorry for the rant, but it is what it is. Happy riding, lol.
21 - 40 of 40 Posts
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
