It's partly a patriotic American thing I think.
Looking at the sales volumes, I'd be surprised if SRAM made as much money for the US economy as Shimano, given that the manufacturing is mostly offshore.
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Looking at the sales volumes, I'd be surprised if SRAM made as much money for the US economy as Shimano, given that the manufacturing is mostly offshore.