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ups.com...
Cannondale is still made in USA and my 2002 lemond was also made in
usa.

The manufacturing location doesn't guarantee anything. Cannondale has had
plenty of frame failures, and recalls of their frames. Honda has recalled
their aluminum framed motorcycles, year after year.

"http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/tech/recall-114903.html"
"http://www.mcnews.com/anforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=85957&whichpage=2"
"http://www.marinbikes.com/recall/"
"http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04113.html"

"http://www.rivendellbicycles.com/html/101_framematerials.html"

There is just no way around the inherent properties of aluminum. Frame
failures are rare, but far greater, on a percentage basis, than on steel
frames.

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