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@Skülly
Patriotism is a good enough reason for me. Doesn't make me a 'nationalist', thanks hassanr. I want British engineers to have a chance of surviving. This is not about jingoism I can assure you. I don't want Polish or Indian or Mexican bike builders to suffer! But I want British bike builders to survive.
Buy a mexican bike if you want. Or buy a British bike... Your choice.
I'd prefer it for the future of our kids if the only businesses that survived weren't just involved in things like advertising, football clubs, helping people avoid paying tax and telephone sanitising. The legacy of British engineering from the last 150 years is all around you, and I don't think it's meaningless. It's phenomenal! This is your country, the one you're a stakeholder in, that you pay taxes to maintain, and that you live in. Its also where tomorrow is going to happen, for me. I don't want it NOT to have good bike builders. That's all.