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Originally Posted by Kradmelder
I wonder if companies manufacture in different countries for different markets. Perhaps the US market is more made in china dominated. You have in effect outsourced most of your manufacturing and jobs there and I think they hold most of your dollars in circulation lol. Thank you Walmart lol!. We still have options on most things. Like I bought cutlery and crockery for the home and you can find made in spain, france, UK etc. Bike kit and boots easy. Just gloves cant. The only way to stop it really is if the majority of people refuse to buy it.
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Spot On! We have very few options! The US has sold it's soul (and future) to China, sent most of our manufacturing there. But so have just about every major company in EU too. BMW are heavily invested in China, as are Mercedes. General Motors is BIG in China ... been there over 20 years.
Companies like Wal-Mart are emblematic of our decline to 3rd world status.
Very bad news, spitefully Anti-Union. Hopefully someday we dumb Americans will wake up and put together a total BOYCOTT of everything made in China. Including the millions of Car parts imported and put into so called Made In USA Cars. Of course if we did a boycott ... the Chinese would probably call in our 10 Trillion $$$ debt.
We've dug our own grave running two pointless wars "on credit". Just like Global warming, the average American refuses to look at reality and could care less about the future. Most are too busy trying to survive ... no time for politics.
OK, sorry, enough Crying! Back to Motorcycle gear!
Regards gloves ... I've had good luck with Olympia and Joe Rocket gloves. Used to be made in Korea, I think now made in China. Remember that ALL the Made In China products made by the quality companies are all designed here in the USA or in Europe.
As I've said, if you're familiar with the WIDE variety of quality out there, then you'd know that there are CRAP Chinese stuff ... and decent Chinese stuff. The FACT is, it's getting better all time and the GOOD companies won't sell the crap ... if they did they'd go out of business, as so many have done. But you have to pay for the better stuff.
I would also look at Italian companies for good gear. Not sure where it's made. Spidi is a good one. Japanese also good: RS Taichi.
We have several good glove makers here in the USA, but most don't make a mesh or vented dual sport glove, most make sport or general use gloves.
Check out: Helimot and Lee Parks.
Helimot - Where Quality Matters
Lee Parks Design, World's Finest Deerskin Motorcycle Gloves and Accessories
Helimot is a German guy I've known for over 20 years.
Lee Parks makes Deer Skin gloves.