britishcouncil.org: How a bicycle is made
by Volker Weber
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Great stuff. Thankfully Thatcher's ambition for Britain has been realised as we no longer make anything for export except futures contracts and bad debt! :)
A boon to man indeed.
@ john, there are still a few bikes being built in the UK.
http://www.brompton.co.uk/page.asp?p=3088
Here Kerr, why don't I make that a link for you, you chump.
Brompton Factory
@Kerr, exactly 'a few' :)
It is fascinating how vertically integrated the place was.
Fantastic. The Nottingham Raleigh factory was still operating when I was a kid in the early 1970s, and I remember a school visit to the place: technology had moved on a little though - and a bit more safety equipment in evidence, as i recall.....
No wonder that so many of those rock-solid, steel beasts are still running to this day - lots in Oxford!
