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i hadn't realised they were based in lincoln, i'm from there originally so i'll be more inclined to buy their products!
interesting to see that they do small batch CNC stuff as well
https://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/news/httpswwwsuperstarmanufacturingcom/
bigshape-
Ha,
I'm only a page ahead of you.
I clicked on @Brommers link and read about the anodisers in Manchester.
I had to click on the 'About Us' to find where they are based.Lincoln had a brief period when it was a manufacturing hub as farms first mechanised.
You'll remember the vast factory that became the Jackson Shipley HQ.I'm wondering if Superstar have a historic link back to those days?
mespilus
Almost certainly, depending upon how the FTA with the EU was written.
And it is better for UK plc that the hubs are machined here rather than
(presumably) in China, Taiwan or South Korea.
But within the retail price of £35,
the most value dense components are probably the bearings.
(Again I do not know if there are any UK Bearing manufacturers, but I doubt it).
The return journey from Lincoln to Manchester for the anodising will also add cost.
The machining although the determining step from transforming an intricate aluminium forging into a working bike hub, may only be a small percentage, (single figures?),
of the value accruing under ROO.