Serowbot wrote on 04/15/20 at 06:25:51:srinath wrote on 04/15/20 at 05:47:33:Tarriffs make Chinese things more $$$ for Americans to buy. So American made stuff competes better, and since there isn't enough of that, more factories (or assembly plants in the case of BCA) are built.
Cool.
Srinath.
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Some thought it would never happen again. But in 2013, we officially broke ground at our new factory in Manning, South Carolina. Since then, BCA has produced over 500,000 bicycles and employed over 100 people.
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Thanking Obama for that one?...
The factory he was talking about was in Ohio I thought. However for this one I'm thanking - Walmart - Inspite of Obama - LOL - The opening line of BCA's site says what you need to know - It is -
In 2013 Kent International, inspired by
WalMart’s commitment to bring Made in America goods back to its shelves, decided to secure a large facility in Clarendon County, South Carolina. Kent began a bicycle assembly program under the name Bicycle Corportation of America. That assembly program will eventually give way to full blown bicycle manufactuing factory. In Fall of 2016, powder coating will be operational, and in 2017 plans for frame, wheel and handlebar welding operations are in the works.
BCA is committed to building quality bicycles using as much domestic product as possible in their construction, including tooling up to make parts previously only available outside the US. This provides hundreds of jobs and a great opportunity for the talented employees in South Carolina.
So In spite of Obama's non tariffs.
BCA has been expanding and producing more - that is before the china virus hit and they really benefitted from the tariffs under Trump really expanding and making more in house.
Unless you want to show me how Obama helped (other than saying you didn't build that - Which BTW I don't disagree with entirely - He could have worded it better - you didn't build that all by yourself, you build it with the help of these 1000 people educated in schools and colleges funded atleast partially by the federal, local and state govts)
Anyway, I want American made - cost more - I don't care. The quality is night and day. I'd rather have 1 solid and well fitted bicycle than a 100 POS'es like this Triax that I paid $105 for, had a recall 5 yrs later and those fools tried to pass off a pre paid card for $105 to Target (where I originally bought but was no longer a big fan of).
You understand quality I'm sure. You've owned a savage, not sure if you have looked at a similar Chinese POS. They had several 1000 competitors. The Chinese have been ripping off jap bikes for decades, they made a ZX7 copy in the mid 90's called a Zongshen 750. All pieces of garbage. This scourge of Chinese made garbage has to stop, and they wont change, so we avoid them.
Tarriffs are there to change people's behavior, both the builders/manufacturers as well as buyers/users. China Virus needs more Tarriffs. Any BS that says it hurts American people is bull crap because soon we'll have a 1000 more BCA's and we'll import better stuff, savage vs Zongshet - no contest.
Cool.
Srinath.