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Samchuly

Samchuly ( ) is a leading bicycle company, and the largest bicycle manufacturer and retailer in South Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Samchuly currently operates a manufacturing facility in Uiwang, with a production capacity of 300,000 bicycles per year. The company's offerings consist of folding bikes, women's bikes, children's bikes, racing bikes, mountain bikes and special bikes under brand names such as Andre Kim, Appalanchia, Cello, KENIA, HOUND, NEXT and Lespo. Samchuly employs 190 employees, while having over 3000 individual retail stores in all areas throughout South Korea. Samchuly bicycles are also sold in countries such as the United States, Japan, and in various countries in Europe. Samchuly bicycles have been used in international competitions such as the 1988 Olympics and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Samchuly is known to have top South Korean celebrities represent the brand as spokespeople such as Son Ji Chang, Seo Taiji, Fin.K.L, and Han Hyo-joo. The CEO is Kim Seok Hwan, who is the grandson of Kim Chul-Ho and the founder of Kia Motors.

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Samchuly ( ) is a leading bicycle company, and the largest bicycle manufacturer and retailer in South Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Samchuly currently operates a manufacturing facility in Uiwang, with a production capacity of 300,000 bicycles per year. The company's offerings consist of folding bikes, women's bikes, children's bikes, racing bikes, mountain bikes and special bikes under brand names such as Andre Kim, Appalanchia, Cello, KENIA, HOUND, NEXT and Lespo. Samchuly employs 190 employees, while having over 3000 individual retail stores in all areas throughout South Korea. Samchuly bicycles are also sold in countries such as the United States, Japan, and in various countries in Europe. Samchuly bicycles have been used in international competitions such as the 1988 Olympics and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Samchuly is known to have top South Korean celebrities represent the brand as spokespeople such as Son Ji Chang, Seo Taiji, Fin.K.L, and Han Hyo-joo. The CEO is Kim Seok Hwan, who is the grandson of Kim Chul-Ho and the founder of Kia Motors.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 190 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "190 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359465343

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