Cannondale will move almost all of its bicycle production to Taiwan. That’s sad for the 200 workers that are going to lose their jobs, but there is no way that American manfacturers can compete with the ones oversees. The reason isn’t only the skills of the welders, but the cost of manufacturing. Skilled factory workers in America are well compensated. Who hasn’t heard about the stories of factory workers making $80,000 to $90,000 in the aeronautics business?
Then again, Canondale, just like Trek, is losing part of it’s identity to make more profits. Cannondale isn’t alone in this. Wilier and other manufacturers, like Kona, have outsourced their frames to Taiwan.
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Actually, my Cannondale Women’s Mountain Bike was very reasonably priced. Maybe you should do some research before you write something?
The quality is going to go down hill faster than me on my American Made Cannondale.
My husband and I will not be buying anymore Cannondale products because the quality will be that of a nasty Walmart bike: clunky, clumsy, and downright crappy. Oh thats right, the Durel company also owns those crappy Walmart quailty bikes.
The skill of the welders is better over seas? Really? A 5 year old with a blow torch will do a better job? Because thats who will be making them! For 5 cents. Way to take advantage of people in developing countries.
To the owners of Cannondale, what is wrong with you? Greed? 100s of people in Pennsylvania are going to loose their jobs! How disrespectful and wrong.
Hi, maybe you should read before you type?
I clearly spoke about manufacturing costs, which Cannondale assumes at the bottom line, not retail MSRP.
From what I have read, the welds are quite complex on these types of bikes. That coupled with the fact with high manufacturing costs in the US made Cannondale make this decision. I don’t approve really, I think it’s sad. But just like most of the clothes that we wear, which are made in Asia, Bike manufacturers have shifted their production lines to Taiwan.
Taiwan is considered industrialized with a highly qualified workforce. True, they don’t make the same money as workers in the States, but they don’t make 5 cents an hour either. Most of the world’s laptops are made there, as well as the world’s cell phones.
The essential rule for any corporation is to remain as profitable as possible. This is the way of capitalism. The corporation is only concerned with the bottom line and through its agents, it will due everything it can to make as much money as it can.
Maybe the corporation should be concerned with saving American jobs and the quaility will fall below my standards if production moves to Asia.
i own a prophet i will never buy another cannondale its now non american
This is about making “more” money….but, these geniuses will likely kill the brand. Made in America is a critical part of the Cannondale brand
I know. The same is true for Trek. On another note, you can get steep rebates if you are in Taiwan and you buy Giant. I was pretty amazed at how much price difference there was.
Moving production to China is a very sad mistake. The two reasons I bought my prophet was quality and “Made in the USA”.
Just Imagine how customers would respond if BMW, Benz, and Bentley moved production to China.
Just plain silly right?
Think it will do OK? … Maybe a few years, then when they pop up in a big box store people will move on to some upstart company who thinks the USA is good place to manufacture quality bikes.
Shame on cannondale!
I bet a good entrepreneur could round up the manufacturing people in PA get a few engineers, the old facility, and VOILA!!
Make the old production employees part owners and watch it grow!!
I learned that most of the Trek and Specialized bikes are made in Taiwan by Giant. Except the top of the line bikes, the rest are mass produced.
My frame says “hand made” in USA …..that was a clear element of differentiation that’s been lost. So long Cannondale….it really is sad.
I don’t know how I can get a person who is not from America to understand the pride most Americans feel for our country. I don’t know how to express the feeling of alienation when a quality American brand chooses to abandon our country. More citizens need to have pride in our country or we are going to end up giving the whole place away!
If you have seen the documentary called The Corporation, you’ll know that corporations are inherently psychopathic. They only care about one thing: profit.
At last range we agree!
Hey Amy,
That was always my opinion. Even though it makes financial sense, the company is no longer American. They’re losing a lot by doing this.