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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.

Yeah, but it's the perception of it as being the American choice vs the Japanese or the Euro choice. Similar thing with cars there.

Yeah. They're a bit anal about it. But then Italians like to stick to Campagnolo. No?

Sure, nothing wrong with it at all really, I think e.g. in this country people rate Hope and Royce more highly than people elsewhere might.