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Originally Posted by Table 5
Curious, are any Canadian-made ebike brands out there? If not, USA or Europe-made? I'm in the market for a family member, and trying to keep the $ as close to home as possible.
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Not really their are a handful . To be honest yhe brands that do make them in the usa are not very good. They tend to source out cheap parts and cheap electric components. Besides that why would it really matter ? The electric systems are all made over seas whether it is China,Poland or Germany. The tires are made over seas, the components are made over seas, no ebike is coming stock with anything like Paul, King or white industries.
I also do tend to prefer the quality of a Taiwanese built frame to be honest. Taiwan has some of the best welders in the world. Yes, the over seas bikes are still hand welded as are parts like forks and even racks. The Taiwanese welders generally have more experience building frames and parts than most north American made bikes as they produce a much larger quantities than a boutique welder will do in their life.
The big reasons people love the boutique brands like Naked,Firefly, Deferf,Mike Truelove, 44bikes, etc . Is you do get a percetly sized frame but the big thing is they get a story along with their bike. That comes with a big price tho, aroumd 2500 to 2900 for a steel frame up to 5000 for a Titanuim bike.