On Workers' Day, it is worth reflecting on how and where the best bicycles are made. The bicycle frame is paradoxically simple and complex. In principle, every bicycle is simply two triangles joined together, with axles at each end, for wheels to slot into.Despite the bicycle's design elegance and simplicity, production has remained mostly unautomated. For metal bikes, master welders still join the tubes to make those frames. And since the advent of carbon fibre, specific composite layup skills have become even more important.
Still riding my 2010 Yeti 575.