If someone is obsessed with the removal of "made in Taiwan" stickers, they'd be quite busy practically wherever they live on this entire planet. Also, I can assure you that the serial number on any bike, is located somewhere else, other than just upon some single label.

 

If someone is obsessed with the removal of "made in Taiwan" stickers, they'd be quite busy practically wherever they live on this entire planet. Also, I can assure you that the serial number on any bike, is located somewhere else, other than just upon some single label.

Sad but true, 90% of the stuff that I buy are made from Taiwan..

 

You cant generally get the setial number decal offwithout doing some damage. All the other decals come off. Wheels and everything. It just looks cleaner.

I have a CAAD10 frame that will probably get stripped and polished come winter.

 

I replace my Made in Taiwan stickers with Hand Built in the USA stickers. Usually before I throw the bike up on CraigsList.

 

Too funny!

 

Removed the warning labels from the fork and down tube, the size label from the down tube and the bar code stickers from the inside of the crank arms. I left the serial number sticker in place.

 

What? S/N are on stickers now? All my frames have the S/N imprinted on the BB.

 

It's difficult to imprint stuff on a CF frame without affecting its integrity. Metal frames are different story.

 

I don't because that sticker on my bike is offset by the one that says it was "Designed in California". So it was DIC by software and computer made in China. Still makes me feel good.

 

I don't because that sticker on my bike is offset by the one that says it was "Designed in California". So it was DIC by software and computer made in China. Still makes me feel good.

HAHAHA!! Gotta love Foxconn.

 

I've debadged my Dodge. Never thought doing my bike, other than the dealer sticker. Need to go look at the other stickers.

 

Same.. I did the similar to an old Subaru that I had years ago. Removed all the STI badging off of the grill and trunk.

 

I'm happy to have a frame made in Taiwan... but I'll remove any evidence of China.

Actually, I'll pull any decals that are not under clear coat. There's enough crap on there already.

 

My dealer removed the "Made In" sticker from my new Trek before I picked it up. I never saw it and it doesn't bother me; I would have taken it off like I did the others.

But I believe it was illegal for him to do so. AFAIK those stickers are supposed to be on there until the product is in the hands of the final consumer. Part of the Consumer Protection Laws.
Like those "Do Not Remove Under Penalty Of Law" tags sewn onto mattresses; only the buyer/end user is legally allowed to cut them off.

No biggie, I like my dealer and don't plan to rat him out.

 

It's also illegal for him to sell a bike without the reflectors and dork disc. :wink:

 

My Asian made LOOK has engineered in France on the down tube, just slightly above the baguette holder. I can't peel that off. Thought, with my luck and at this rate, it will be covered in rock chips soon enough.

 

I also took the liberty to remove the the Made in Taiwan sticker.

It seems like you should be proud to let others know where your frame was made. Why not leave it on?

 

Cleaned up the Trek and removed 6 warning stickers. Did leave on 2 that makes the bike just a little bit sweeter

 

And....

 

Are those stickers under the clear coat?

 

Not the warning labels. Not sure about the Trek labels. Left them on.

 

I take off every "sticker".

My non classic cars are debadged too, not for any good reason, just don't like big ugly chrome letters on the paint.

 

I did the same thing, removed some stickers, and one of them had some number on it, few days later, I just realize that it might be something important, since I never realize that bike has its own serial number and it is my first bike ever.

Then I thought if it's something important, I dont think it will so easily removed like peelable sticker, so I took a look at my bike frame one more time, and I found a serial number on the bottom of the frame, imprinted/decal, but this time its under the coating, Im not sure whether the numbers on the frame and the one that was on the sticker are the same or not.

 

I usually peel off the sizing sticker. They tend to be relatively weakly adhered, and start looking skanky if left on. Other than that, I don't care that much.

 

Newsflash!!! 90% of bikes are made in Asia. So if you guys wanna delude yourself by removing a sticker, knock yourself out. I couldn't care less where my bike is made, so long as I get a good product and good value. My Parlee Z5 SL is made is Asia, so what? If it was assembled in the US the same bike might cost me twice as much, so I'm very happy it was made in Asia.

Also, in case of theft the cops will need a way to ID the bike so I wouldn't remove any identifiers such as the SN.

 

I would go frenzy removing those Made in Elsewhere.. and put this stickers on the frame..

I am pretty sure those crooks will remove the SN sticker right after they snitch your bike. I hope they have the SN elsewhere on the frame.

=mikeyc38;
Also, in case of theft the cops will need a way to ID the bike so I wouldn't remove any identifiers such as the SN.

Also.. look at your Ford cars.. All American Made is now Made in China.. These are not supped to be sold in the US, but you never know, one day you could be driving one that was being imported from China. LOL

Ford Wows with Exciting New China Line-Up; SUVs and New Focus Displ ... - Press Release

 

I like my FM015 so much; I'm considering putting the Hong Fu logo on it with a Made in China head badge.

I'm proud of the bike I built. Are you ashamed of the bike you bought?

 

Not ashamed, I just would prefer to have a completely naked frame... I like the paint, but make and model stickers are tacky in my opinion.

 

I bought 13' specialized allez and the 2nd thing I removed after the dork disc was the "Made in Taiwan" sticker underneath the TT...and the other stickers that were easily removable, that's just me tho.

 

I just like the look of a completely nude frame. No stickers and no LOGO's.... If it's Reynolds 953 or Titanium, then no paint either!

 

I like that the guy who built my frame has his name on my down tube, and the town where it was built on the seat tube.

 

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looks good too? no?

 

You make a good point. Basically its marketing and the consumer's perception of the cachet and exclusivity of the brand or country of origin. Made in Italy conjures up images of storied Italian brands such as Colnago, Pinarello, etc. I expect that most folks would keep these stickers on their bikes. Electronic devices and cars produced in Post war Japan were often ridiculed for their poor quality but over time they became synonymous with high quality and reliability. I see the same trend happening with S. Korean products eg., the Hyundai Pony was a rustbucket and a joke when it debuted in Canada 20 years ago, now behemoths such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai produce some of the best quality products in their sectors. So what I'm saying is, stop drinking all the marketing Kool-aid, the world is a big place so shop for the best value and product first and the country of origin last.