Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
It's not because of steel, it's because of the bike biz being flat
for so long and poor workmanship. They do not attract the
craft-people they once did, except for asia...

The asia 200$ frame is not a product of dedicated craft-people
executing great workmanship for personal satisfaction. It's the
result of industrial production with state of the art technology and
quality management. Doesn't lessen the quality of work on the
worker's side, but it's a different driver.

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MfG/Best regards
helmut springer