Cannondale is one of the most recognizable names in bikes. They got started over 50 years ago in Wilton, Connecticut (still their headquarters today) by Joe Montgomery and Murdock MacGregor, but funny enough, bikes weren’t the first product they made. They started in concrete manufacturing, and it wasn’t until 1983 that they produced their first bicycle. Fast forward to today, and Cannondale is one of the largest bicycle brands in the world, sponsoring some of the top riders in competitive events like the Tour de France. They manufacture everything from road bikes to mountain bikes and now also offer electric bikes. Over Cannondale’s lifetime, they went into bankruptcy in 2003 and then eventually got bought by Dorel Industries in 2008 (their current parent company), which is a Canadian-based consumer products company. Dorel Industries is heavily invested in the bike industry, also owning popular brands such as Schwinn and Mongoose. So, we know that a U.S. company no longer owns Cannondale. The question remains, though – are any of their bicycles still made in the USA? We did the research to find out. Our verdict is below.
Verdict: Are Cannondale Bikes Made in the USA?
No, Cannondale bikes are unfortunately no longer made in the USA. Most of their bikes are now made in Taiwan.
This news isn’t entirely surprising, given the sale to a large multinational corporation, which many have a history of squeezing every last penny out of the businesses they acquire and not really caring about anything else.
Many Cannondale bikes were formerly manufactured in Bedford, Pennsylvania, at a huge 225,000 sq. ft. facility that employed hundreds of American workers. All of their entry-level aluminum bikes were manufactured there from 1983 to 2009. However, after Dorel Industries purchased Cannondale in 2008, they quickly started shifting manufacturing overseas to their “center of excellence” in Taiwan in 2009.
What I find more troubling, though, is that Cannondale and Dorel are not forthcoming at all about the country of origin for their bikes. The manufacturing location is nowhere to be seen on either website, so we had to do some secret shopping of our own to find out more.
Below are some of Cannondale’s more popular models, along with some better American-made alternatives.
Popular American Made Cannondale Bikes
- None fully
Popular Cannondale Bikes Not Made in the USA
- CAAD Optimo
- Habit
- F-Si
- SuperSix EVO
- Topstone
- Neo models
American Made Alternatives
- Bike manufacturers
- E-bike manufacturers
- Bike rack manufacturers
- Co-Motion Cycles: A Great American Brand
