Tony Karklins of Time Bicycles wants to bring bike manufacturing back to the US

I can't believe I got to Episode 75 before doing anything on bicycles! But we went big - Tony Karklins, CEO of Time Bicycles and Cardinal Cycling Group, joined us for a great discussion of my favorite sport!Show more

Tony digs into:
- His own background and how he got to be where he is - including owning his own bike shop as a teenager!
- Why pretty much all bike making went to Asia back at the beginning of the century
- How Europe has already gotten a start on bringing bicycle manufacturing back - especially Portugal
- Why he's bullish on his prospects for bringing some of that production back to America
- Where he thinks the bike making hot spots for the US will be
- What can be made here and what can't
- His growth plans for the Time Bicycles brand

Along with checking out the whole show and hearing all about what Tony has to say about the bike business in general and making them here in America, you should also check out this link: https://www.google.com/search?q=perfection+in+every+strand&oq=perfection+in&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggBECMYJzIGCAAQRRg5MgYIARAjGCcyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyBwgJEAAYgAQyBwgKEAAYgAQyBwgLEAAYgAQyBwgMEAAYgAQyBwgNEAAYgAQyBwgOEAAYgATSAQkxMDkzOGowajSoAgCwAgA&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a74a8778,vid:5bQQqJ3r20E,st:0

And you can find Time Bicycles right here: https://shop.timebicycles.com/

This episode aired originally on October 31, 2023.