Taiwan’s Bicycle Manufacturing Advantage 🚴 | Taiwan Spirit | Discovery Channel x TaiwanPlus

[@edymarkonthego4096]

Taiwan roads are awesome. Roads are well-maintained even in a remote areas.

[@GokkunGuru]

Taiwan is No 1 bike frame and bike components manufacturer. Hands down!

[@erikosius]

Actually its germans and italians lol

[@chrish.6629]

@@erikosius No, its not. Italians outsourced a lot of their production over the years. Germany does not produce much, they mostly assemble parts bought elsewhere. Taiwan is by a huge margin the biggest producer of bike parts, frames, even complete bikes for a huge number of well known brands.

[@gmbmedia28]

Taiwan #1 I own 5 Merida bikes planning to buy more if I have the budget great bike for value and design

[@MegaToddski]

Fun fact, in 2001, Merida bought 49% of Specialized for a reported US$30 million

[@RodrigoPalma700]

Great, thanks for sharing.

[@TaiwanPlusDocs]

Thank you for watching! Stay tuned for more exciting content from Taiwan 😊

[@oldroscoe2590]

I scored an old American made Hurffy mountain bike a while back at a thrift shop. 1980s probably, kinda like new condition, must not have been ridden 20 miles, all original and stored inside. Low low tech, quill headset, one piece crank, but lots of gears and easy to ride. After many adjustments, lubing, some tire sealer it's good to go. It probably ought to hang on a wall somewhere but I plan to ride it.

[@meirdeaph]

Awesome 👍

[@evelai6557]

Thanks to let us know that we have so many industries that we should be proud of them 😃

[@Velo1010]

As an avid cyclist who has been riding for over 20 years I’m amazed at even the high end bikes being outsourced to Taiwan. But I guess it’s just like many other industries, like microchips and smartphones, they have found a cheaper way to make products.

[@bryanooi8815]

I owned 3 bikes, 2 of them are Giant and Merida. These are great bikes

[@Makeitliquidfast]

They need to start making the 1981 Maico 490, then we'll see some exports!

[@AliasHSW]

Love the finger notch on blade/handle.

[@mannyocay8747]

I wish i can have one bicycle

[@mannyyy2]

The thumbnail shows a Polygon road bike. Designed and made in Indonesia 💪

[@DeeWaske]

Quality products at competetive pricing is a challenging tall order.

[@blackjackpinoko]

Not really. Low labor cost is the key to affordability. The average salary in Taiwan is approximately 20k USD.

[@techstryker]

❤ Taiwan cycle products and project was very expensive.... I am little.. From Bangladesh ❤

[@JavierRodelo-o8k]

I wonder if in the future the lines between electric bicycles and electric motorcycles will blend?

[@James-pc2bz]

Already done. Best example may be dirt track, competing well against the lower cc classes.

[@standardannonymousguy]

I imagine two new specific developments for bicycle parts. One would be integrated seat and seatposts. Once seats are installed, they are very rarely ever adjusted. Integrating them would be more lightweight and actually very si.ple to do. The second idea is curved carbon fiber cruiser style handlebars because many people in the world do use Dutch style handlebars that curve backwards towards the seat. For people cruising around in town, flat handlebars for aerodynamics is not really needed, it is better to have an upright posture to see the bustling traffic around you. Those are my two ideas for the industry as a bicyclist myself.

[@standardannonymousguy]

If integrated seat and seatposts would be cheaper to make AND the manufacturers could sell them for more, and they'd be lighter, then it is certainly a win-win-win.

[@momohwak8686]

I like to own the dabomb❤

[@drill_fiend1097]

Giant makes great bikes! I wish they made threaded bottom brackets on carbon bikes though.

[@michaelandrews501]

I have a BOMBTRACK script fixed gear fantastic bike

[@maxW518]

Vanmoof has an automatic gear shifter many years ago. It was very smooth at the beginning. But the system was not reliable.

[@AliasHSW]

My Swiss brand bike is made n Taiwan 🇹🇼

[@JacintoRamosSr]

Taiwan made manufacturing for sunrace,SRAM other brand?

[@KuyaErickEMP]

nice sir

[@litvinenkoalexander5331]

Sustainability? I have about 25 bikes, mostly of them require very different, unique and not compatible repair tools. So, I have 20 different tools in my garage. Mostly of them I need 1 time in 2 years. Where is sustainability here? My modest request to the bike industry. Introduce please one-two standards. Mostly of components should be compatible.

[@nickwinn7812]

There is nothing sustainable about owning 25 bikes. You can only ride one at a time. You may have varied uses for bikes which require a different bike for each. About 3 different bikes should cover that.

[@James-pc2bz]

I have somewhat the same problem, not quite 25 bikes though. Maybe the solution to that is joining a co-op repair group? Or start one, you have enough tools. Full compatibility is not possible, and would stifle tech advancement. In general, I find actually a high degree of compatibility in the bike world; I can usually put together a nice bike from random used parts bins.

[@jempanuncialman9361]

I would buy a Taiwan bike product because its cheap and yet durable.

[@PrivateEyeYiYi]

Rivendell frames are made by Taiwanese craftsmen.

[@biber9979]

Asian's obsession with everything American is sick. Taiwan has amazing bike brands like Giant and Merida and just in this intro video I saw 3 specialized bikes(American brand). I cant believe that you would rather pay more for foreign product and not less(for taiwanese bike) and on top of that to support your own economy.

[@minameisne]

I think specialized bikes are still made in Taiwan tho

[@31.8mm]

Most bikes r made either in Taiwan or China. No wonder if they can get that Westerners bike on par if not cheaper than their own brand. but yes, some other Asian countries r bit too much on Western brands, perhaps because the culture and/or maybe their local bikes r suck.

[@iMadrid11]

Guess what? Specialized alloy bikes are made by Merida. Trek bikes are made by Giant. Both Specialized and Trek are American brands.

[@biber9979]

@@iMadrid11 Guess what, all that profit goes into American(specialized) pocket and your brands/companies are just getting peanuts from those sales/production...but they would make so much more if your obsessed people chose Taiwanese brand instead of American. Thanks God there are some smart people around the world(not obsessed with Americans) who buy Taiwanese AMAZING bikes and support those brands and Taiwanese economy(something that taiwanese people don't do...and that is sad and pathetic).

[@罰a]

Since Taiwanese people just prefer to buy the coolest and the most expensive bike to show off each other. Giant and Merida are seen on the road commonly. Other reason I think is price. In Taiwan, you have to pay more on Giant and Merida products than China’s price. It is ridiculous.

[@roamlikekane]

Go Taiwan! But do not make ebikes for Tour de France cyclists who claim they are pedalling on their own ;) Other than that, your innovation is waiting for us in the world.

[@Dept246]

Japan, Italy, Germany, Netherlands and USA says hello.

[@Mitchell527]

Taiwan is the middle class of bicycle manufacturing.

[@gregdash-fo5os]

@@Mitchell527 Carbotex has made the frame retailed for USD7000 and won TdF for 10 times

[@READComment1]

Most of the countries you mentioned above don’t manufacture their own bikes. Taiwan makes high-end frames (and electronics) for many suppliers, including Western brands

[@adventure_scapes5039]

😂😂😂 uninformed and wrong Cannondale GT Canyon Bianchi Pinarello are all taiwanese made brands its not THEIR factory.. Specialized is cambodian made Marin Felt BMC TREK Marin are also made in Taiwan, Giant and Merida are just manufacturing for them only their top of the line models and custom made bikes are maybe made in their home base headquarters like the Colnago c68

[@dzusone]

哈...

[@JacintoRamosSr]

I buy cassette taiwan made factory, brand name cassette or SUNRACE,SRAM

[@kelalamusic9258]

Please don't take offense as none intended. As much as I wanted to continue watching, I really don't like having to take the time to read closed caption and missing out watching the video. There is, of course, a way around it by pausing, but there was so much CC that it took away from the pleasure of watching. Voice over dubbing would be gratefully appreciated. Just my opinion.

[@MikhaelHausgeist]

For who it is?.. Not for me.

[@jhc-bc]

i love Taiwan (and some china) bike products but please, they need to improve their branding, don't just pick some random edgy, cringey english word, or just stick to local language, i think that would be much better

[@mrg4847]

Cube bikes way better.

[@marcvb3364]

Also made in China/Taiwan

[@10OZDuster]

how can bicycles compete with $250 e-scooters and the next generation millenials don't want to pedal or sweat and want low cost e-scooters as their "cool" means to go around taking uber and then hopping in their scooters they don't want to walk or pedal...they wan't nothing of the hassle of owning a bicycle like locking it each time they go to the coffee shop and fixing a flat, dirty greasy chain messig up clothing/hands and many other problems and cost associated with a bicycle where a simple repair cost $45/hr. e-scooter has none of that solid tyres build in bell front light rear light no accesories needed no expensive clothing accessories needed to ride it jerseys helmets shoes etc etc. they don't want any of that...not even e-bikes$$$......the e-scooter is the cool thing...cheap, light, easy to carry around, quick, pratical and very cheap...this is the new generation of consumers..just look around you this is exactly whats happening !!

[@gr8bkset-524]

Reading the captions is tedious and takes away being able to watch the video. Please provide English voice translation.

[@savagecajurao90]

Pinarello cervelo colago. Not for giant merida.

[@marcvb3364]

Also all made in China/Taiwan

[@MrOscarLong]

You forgot Fellatio

[@williamwoolcock]

Sounds sort of communistic.

[@maddexq9107]

William go look up communism, then private-public partnerships, then capitalism and monopoly before commenting. You will look less ignorant.

[@stevenschuck2770]

All this ESG sustainable bulshit makes me want to throw up...

[@GHinWI]

Why would you think such a thing?

[@drill_fiend1097]

@@GHinWI because the blud had to drive behind a cyclist for a few second in his lifted dodge ram, and having to not overspeed on 25mph street spiked his already high blood pressure to extreme.

[@marcosburgos8415]

Hell yeah fuck the environment and the future generations

[@nickwinn7812]

@@GHinWI A complete smuckschuck apparently.

[@maddexq9107]

Why ride a bike, then? Bikes are green and riding is good for your health (if you don’t have to ride in a haze of exhaust from combustion engines). Are Elon and Tesla also as cringey and nauseating to you? What an odd duck - comes to a video about cycling and the cycling industry to whine about “sustainable bulshit [sic].” Sad.

[@Hovite_Wanderer]

Brompton issued a licence to a Taiwanese company to assemble their bikes for the Asian market. The quality was so poor Brompton recinded the licence and returned manufacture and assembly back to UK

[@nickwinn7812]

Maybe that is so. Maybe they just chose the cheapest bidder and got what they paid for. The fact remains that the Taiwanese bike industry is renowned the world over for it's quality products. One crap deal will not change that.