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Re:World’s top bicycle maker is moving U.S. orders to Taiwan... by microcolonel on Monday June 17, 2019 @07:35PM (#20208354)
Yeah, not sure about how they're measuring. By market cap, Shimano is about four and a half times larger. P/E is very close between the two; Giant's PY return is about 77 times better than Shimano's.
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Re:World’s top bicycle maker is moving U.S. orders to Taiwan... by wtallis on Monday June 17, 2019 @07:41PM (#20208382)
Shimano doesn't sell bicycles, just a lot of bicycle components and accessories.
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Re:World’s top bicycle maker is moving U.S. orders to Taiwan... by microcolonel on Monday June 17, 2019 @08:24PM (#20208689)
Fair enough, I just couldn't think of any other manufacturers even in the industry that make more parts or complete bicycles (that I can actually buy) than Giant does.
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Re:World’s top bicycle maker is moving U.S. orders to Taiwan... by plausibilities on Monday June 17, 2019 @09:51PM (#20209152)
Shimano also makes expensive high-end fishing reels.

They go for anywhere from a couple hundred to 1k+ (like the Stellas) apiece and you typically want 3 - 5 rod/reel setups when going on a fishing trip.

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Re:World’s top bicycle maker is moving U.S. orders to Taiwan... by Mediterraneo10 on Monday June 17, 2019 @07:41PM (#20208389)
Shimano is the world’s major bicycle-component manufacturer, but they do not do much production of frames or complete bikes, and Giant certainly leads in that regard.
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Re:World’s top bicycle maker is moving U.S. orders to Taiwan... by stereo on Monday June 17, 2019 @08:02PM (#20208546)
Shimano makes bicycle parts, not bicycles. Giant sells bicycles, and some of them come with Shimano parts.
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