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othomas2:
I'm not that much of a purist but... Is it worth spending the extra pennies for a OE usa made pro racer frame or are the taiwanese made frames just as good ? What differences are there. Also approx how much could I pick up a US frame for... ?

Also... I really like the hutch components and I know they cost a small fortune but are there close copies out there that would share the same essense as these parts... i.e. pedals, clamp, stem etc.

I know very very little about anything but burners, but I'd like to try something new... and this is my first choice.

Any help would be much appreciated.

thanks
Owen

brass monkey!:
The welding is usually much better quality on the USA Hutch's, the serial number on Jap Models is on the rear dropouts, as per the US made versions, but has a small baseball symbol too. Taiwan versions have the serial nos on the bottom bracket.
Cost, usually 50% more for US made, if comparing like for like, as a rough estimate !
You can pick up Pro racers for a lot less in the USA, but the shipping cost can be high, I am not sure what the current prices for mint examples are, but if they're comparible to say the Trickstar it'll cost up to £250 for a US version, or about £150 for a non-USA version (it really depends on the condition)
I put all the Hutch parts I could afford on my Trickstar, but rather than buy copies I bought good quality non-Hutch parts on mine,
it's really down to what you like or fits with the type of look you want
Good Luck  :daumenhoch:

Bob_Acid:
Are the welds on the Asian versions really that bad? I can understand wanting an american one because they were earlier and hutch was a US company an all that but is a good yank welder any better than a good asian one?

CD17:

--- Quote from: Bob_Acid on July 23, 2006, 04:33 PM ---Are the welds on the Asian versions really that bad? I can understand wanting an american one because they were earlier and hutch was a US company an all that but is a good yank welder any better than a good asian one?

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I don't think there is much differance, Iv got two MTB's one is US Made, the other is an asian one & both the welds look fine to me.

brass monkey!:
Here's a really useful website, with loads of info on the Hutch history, has lots of details on the US v Jap v Taiwan topic. The guy who runs the website (Johan) was very helpful when I was building my Hutch, he's also a RAD memeber !!

http://users.pandora.be/jjrbmx/hutch/HUTCHfactory.html

I understand the Jap welds were v good, but they when the production moved to Taiwan things went down hill a little, which was a factor to why Hutch went under.

A debate in itself, althouh this is not my personal opinion, i'm only going on what i've read... ;)

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