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In America that would be Waterford Precision Cycles. It's ok if you haven't heard of them, but you probably have heard of Schwinn. Waterford made bikes for Schw
by jzwinck 11y ago
In America that would be Waterford Precision Cycles. It's ok if you haven't heard of them, but you probably have heard of Schwinn. Waterford made bikes for Schwinn in the good old days, and today they make them to measure. You will pay a lot, but you will get an unpretentious classic. Or something with flames painted on, if you prefer.
- thrownaway2424 11y agoGood start to an argument! I would have added Rivendell (rivbike.com) as a very reputable maker of bicycles. On the topic of German know-how, though, I turn to my favorite topic of bicycle headlights. Why can't Americans make them? You can buy a lot of very fancy, very expensive bicycle lights made in America that are all crap. Every one of them has a useless circular beam, like a flashlight. As an exemplar I give you the Light & Motion Urban 800, very popular in San Francisco, $150, completely fucking useless[1]. From the Germans we have the B&M Ixon IQ[2], comparable in output but with proper optics, casts an even beam on the road ahead without blinding oncoming riders, $55. 1: http://www.lightandmotion.com/the-perfect-light/on-bike/road/urban-800-fast-charge http://www.lightandmotion.com/the-perfect-light/on-bike/road... 2: http://www.bumm.de/produkte/akku-scheinwerfer/ixon-iq.html http://www.bumm.de/produkte/akku-scheinwerfer/ixon-iq.html