Friday, July 9, 2010

Ridden Locally, Built Globally


I am the self proclaimed Angelina of the bike world. When I'm not sending bikes to all corners of the world, I take them in.

Today I was passing time putting bikes together. Removing the M.I.C. stickers first and foremost. Every single frame coming from the box is adorned with one of these. Every s.i.n.g.l.e. one.

Apparently they own the bike building industry, among others. Oddly enough, I have not one single bicycle Made In China. I'm fairly certain. Taiwan: close, but not Cheenah.

England, America (I know!), Canada, Spain, and Japan round out my ethnicity collection. I've got my eye out for a Motobecane. That is, if I were still taking bikes in. I'm not. I swear.

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