Are Gary Fisher bikes still consider good?

yes

GF is a good brand, and fits in with all the others well on par. Jim

http://fisherbikes.com/gary/story

falls in the same category as trek and specialized.

Brand is owned and manufactured by Trek...most models are made in Asia (just like Trek, Specialized, Giant, Kona, and in 2010 Cannondale) though I believe the Carbon Fiber bikes might still be US made.

PS-even though they are made by Trek...they do differ geometry wise

They offer a limited life time warranty on their frames. Thats pretty nice to have.

From all my recent research; Gary Fisher still make fantastic bikes.

mtnbiker72 said:

Brand is owned and manufactured by Trek...most models are made in Asia (just like Trek, Specialized, Giant, Kona, and in 2010 Cannondale) though I believe the Carbon Fiber bikes might still be US made.

PS-even though they are made by Trek...they do differ geometry wise

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really I thought most of those brands still had frames made in the US. So what separates them then from lets say a Huffy.

really I thought most of those brands still had frames made in the US. So what separates them then from lets say a Huffy.

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Well...Huffy was made in the US till 1996 so where a bike is made has very little to do with its quality.

LlamaZorz said:

really I thought most of those brands still had frames made in the US. So what separates them then from lets say a Huffy.

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Haha...that's what a lot of us said when C'dale announced their facory closure. It certainly promotes a lot of "sameness" out there, altho I wouldn't go quite so far as to compare to the big "H". For me, the question is what separates those brands from each other?

Well what separates them then? I am really interested in this.

mtnbiker72 said:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=30921

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72- please check you PMs when you get a chance.

damn near all the good bikes are made in taiwan. chinese carbon parts have proven to be the best carbon parts.

Well what separates them then? I am really interested in this.

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its pretty simple. huffys are made with crappy materials and crappy quality work. good bikes are made with good materials and good quality work.

its like asking whats the difference between a kia and a $100K lexus. they're both cars after all.

So does GT still make good Bikes? do they compare to those listed above?

steadite said:

Haha...that's what a lot of us said when C'dale announced their facory closure. It certainly promotes a oot of "sameness" out there, altho I wouldn't go quite so far as to compare to the big "H". For me, the question is what separates those brands from each other?

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I am hoping they keep their unique engineering. Perhaps with off shore cost cutting Lefty's and headshoks will be much cheaper....
Or perhaps in 2-3 years Cdale will be gutted and become just another cookie cutter bike...with two stanchions the only option
CDT