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There are no online resources to give you this info but I can give you a hint.
Western Flyer midweight bikes (with wider tires, fenders, and maybe a tank) were made by Murray in the US while the kids bikes and lightweight models were made in West Germany, Poland, and perhaps Hungary by the same company that made Derby, Executive, and President bicycles. There were also some made by AMF in the US.
So, look on the headbadge and see where it was made then post it- preferably with a picture of the right side (the chain side)- and I'll edit my answer.
There are no online resources to give you this info but I can give you a hint.
Western Flyer midweight bikes (with wider tires, fenders, and maybe a tank) were made by Murray in the US while the kids bikes and lightweight models were made in West Germany, Poland, and perhaps Hungary by the same company that made Derby, Executive, and President bicycles. There were also some made by AMF in the US.
So, look on the headbadge and see where it was made then post it- preferably with a picture of the right side (the chain side)- and I'll edit my answer.
How can Nashbar sell a carbon bike with Ultegra for $1500?
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No one else seems to be able to.
How do they do it?
Referring to their CR3 (enter CR3 in Nasbar search - would love to post a link, but internet's down)
Answer
Are you never going to buy a bike? Just kidding.
There are many reasons that make this bike not-such-a-great deal. I have mentioned these issues a hundred times with other bikes and I'll do it again just for you.
1) Nashbar has cut off all the low hanging fruit. Every other part on the bike would be expected on a bike with Tiagra or Sora. This is a very common thing to do- put a couple of good things on and drop the grade on the "hidden stuff";
2) The majority of discount CF frames have some issues in common. First, they are made using old molds. Old molds are on the verge of being melted down and made into car fenders because they are almost out of tolerance for production. These things don't last forever. Also, it is common for them to be made up of CF scraps for the underlay... CF frames are laid up with multiple layers, and you'll never see the inside, and the CF is epoxied together, so whats the big deal? The big deal is that the frame may not have a good layup and have weak areas caused either by CF past it's expiration date (yep, it has an expiration date) or by less-than-proper (but still barely passable) layup. There are other things like filling in gaps with pure epoxy and stuff but I don't want to write a book.
NEVER consider a $1500 CF bike at ALL, much less one with Ultegra anything. They are NOT good deals.
EDIT: HIPPIE! I am now going to cut my eyes out. You called a Reynolds product cromoly. Blasphemy!
Are you never going to buy a bike? Just kidding.
There are many reasons that make this bike not-such-a-great deal. I have mentioned these issues a hundred times with other bikes and I'll do it again just for you.
1) Nashbar has cut off all the low hanging fruit. Every other part on the bike would be expected on a bike with Tiagra or Sora. This is a very common thing to do- put a couple of good things on and drop the grade on the "hidden stuff";
2) The majority of discount CF frames have some issues in common. First, they are made using old molds. Old molds are on the verge of being melted down and made into car fenders because they are almost out of tolerance for production. These things don't last forever. Also, it is common for them to be made up of CF scraps for the underlay... CF frames are laid up with multiple layers, and you'll never see the inside, and the CF is epoxied together, so whats the big deal? The big deal is that the frame may not have a good layup and have weak areas caused either by CF past it's expiration date (yep, it has an expiration date) or by less-than-proper (but still barely passable) layup. There are other things like filling in gaps with pure epoxy and stuff but I don't want to write a book.
NEVER consider a $1500 CF bike at ALL, much less one with Ultegra anything. They are NOT good deals.
EDIT: HIPPIE! I am now going to cut my eyes out. You called a Reynolds product cromoly. Blasphemy!
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