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Huffy has launched a variety of counterattacks against the foreign onslaught. On one hand, the company and other U.S. bikemakers are seeking Government protection from imports and an end to what they call the illegal sales of Taiwanese bicycles at artificially low prices. On the other, Huffy is producing its Raleigh line in Taiwan. Said Company Vice President Barry Ryan: "We fought imports from Day 1, and we'll continue to fight. We're psyched to the point where we can beat them, and that's what you need to win." It also helps to have some Olympic gold-medal promotion. —By John Greenwald.
Reported by Elizabeth Taylor/Miamisburg