Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Pretty much nailed itI don't know too much about the process that big business bike companies go through, but I'd imagine they place an order at giantmerida hq and the whole thing is assembled at the mega factory and sent to trek storage in a box ready to go. Maybe a QR inspection of a sample at the mega factory. I may be wrong.
2018
1997
There's a Pinkbike(?) article on the ins and outs of having a carbon bike built for sale