tombo46, on Aug 8 2008, 05:23 AM, said:
Im probably wrong but didnt japanese bikes and cars used to be piles of crap? (im too young to remember) and now they are leading the market. Maybe china will go the same way?
Tom
Yes, the Japanese bikes and cars were piles of crap, at one point. Wouldn't buy one of them, during that time, either. Until China does follow suit, with a quality bike, why buy one? Any money saved up front will be more than spent on headaches, and repairs later. So far, the norm for the bikes coming from China, is to be pretty cheesy in quality and materials. Until the production Xispa shows up for real, and proves otherwise, there is nothing to substantiate a belief that they will exceed the current Chinese quality level.