well most people find it kind of hard to justify a $1500+ hardtail frame. i'd love to have a US handmade frame but when it comes to value for money stuff made in asia is damn good. i'm stoked with my Boybike, they are probably made in south east asia but i don't expect to be breaking it anytime soon. with the numbers of bikes being pumped out of factorys in asia you'd reckon they'd know a thing or two about making bikes by now. i don't know why you seem to have issues with stuff coming out of asia, coz yeah sony, technics, nissan, toyota all seem to be quality products, and guess what, there made in asia.
all bikes break at some point, just coz you mates bike broke that doesn't mean all DaBombs will break, i've seen bent shivers, does that mean all shivers must be crap?
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