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High-End Cycling Brand Rapha…is Made in China

By Michael Frank, Adventure Journal on December 21st, 2011

Yes, they’ve heard that turns a lot of people off, wondering why it isn’t made in England, where the high-end cycling brand is based, and they go right at that question in this blog post about why that’s untenable, and why what you might end up with would be far inferior to what you get from China. They drill down on labor quality and labor quality of life as well, and explain that KTC, their Chinese manufacturing partner, was founded by a pair of Austrians in the 1970s, and that since, KTC has worked for brands as mass as Adidas and as elite as Bogner. It’s an interesting read for anyone who wonders why things are no longer made in the West.

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2 Responses to “High-End Cycling Brand Rapha…is Made in China”

  1. Sean December 21st, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    Hey there, something is odd about your blog post link. Check it out. I can’t click it. Thanks. -Sean

  2. Michael Frank, Adventure Journal December 21st, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    Thanks. Should work now (also here: http://www.rapha.cc/made-in-china)