|   Weird SRAM question | SN8
Jan 19, 2004 2:09 AM | | I was visiting the Rockshox website looking for a tuning guide and stumbled upon this on their FAQ page...
Q:
Can I visit the facilities at SRAM-Chicago?
A:
Unfortunately, no. While we'd like to show off our unique place of business to everyone that is interested in SRAM, we are not set up for tours- public or private. All of our efforts here at SRAM-Chicago, and around the globe, are directed at designing, producing, and selling the most innovative bicycle components. With that being a big part of our inner workings, there are a lot of things here in the office that are for SRAM's eyes only. For those reasons we can only let you "see SRAM" through the products we offer at your local bike shop and through our Internet site.
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I thought all Rockshox/SRAM stuff was made in Taiwan. Why didn't they just respond to the question by saying -
"Sorry, all our stuff is made in Taiwan so there is nothing here for you to see in Chicago other than a few desks and a secretary". |
| re: Weird SRAM question | Mike T.
Jan 19, 2004 7:01 AM | | "Sorry, all our stuff is made in Taiwan so there is nothing here for you to see in Chicago other than a few desks and a secretary"
Because all of their stuff in NOT made in Taiwan. There is a factory in Ireland and one in Europe at least. |
| I bought a chain (made in Spain) | Quattro
Jan 21, 2004 4:29 AM | | I think I'd feel more confident in something made in Taiwan than in Ireland or Spain. I guess it's a matter of quality control though.
Soon everything will be made in mainland China. A friend of mine just came back from a business trip in China. He said, that is where all the manufacturing for the big companies will be in th future. |
| re: Upside for SRAM? | Walt Dizzy
Jan 19, 2004 8:41 AM | | Hmmm. I have no connection with SRAM, but possibly their reasoning goes like this:
We have little (or no) production in Chicago, but some people get agitated when they discover that products are not made in America. Since we have no way of knowing in advance who will be offended, why even take the chance? Yes, anyone can figure it out by looking at the packaging and product stickers, but not everyone reads the small print.
Or: The lawyers say that if someone sticks his tongue into a wall socket during a tour that we could face a major lawsuit. But if we said that to people who want a tour, they might become insulted and refuse to buy our product.
They have also decided against publishing the actual reasoning behind their decision, just as I prefer not to disclose the reasons I decided against a career as a man-whore.
Walt |
| Those interpretations are too cynical, they still design... | rideit..
Jan 19, 2004 3:53 PM | | And Beta test product in Chicago, Just as Ford and Chevy do in Detroit. Sram is doing more for the consumer, tecnologically and pricewise, that Rock Shox or shimano have done in a long while. They may even save Rock Shox, we will see. Remember, people, they are the good guys. If you can get a few hundred people to volunteer to produce complicated products for less than $6.00 and hour, AND be able to feed their families, school their children, and pay for thier mortgages on that wage, well then, I guess that you can knock Taipei. Until then, please comprehend global markets, and don't shop at wall mart, or your LBS, for that matter! Remember Paul derailleurs? That was THE BEST we could ever put out, and that says a ton. No, I don't work for Sram! |
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