This somewhat detailed explanation of how the Raliegh Bicycle once was made in England, is probably not too far from how bikes are made in the Pacific Rim countries  now. Granted a lot of what this video shows has been automated, it still is fascinating to see what they were capable of  back in the 1940‘s……

 

 

In America, the above video is of the Columbia Bicycle Factory – where HIWheel bikes were first born in the 1870‘s………