<< Or it's no more than an idealistic hobby as a promo sideline to show customers. >>
That's what I specilaized in here at cycles de ORO!! Ha ha.
Dale Brown Greensboro, NC USA http://www.cyclesdeoro.com
-----Original Message----- From: ternst <ternst1@cox.net> To: OROBOYZ@aol.com; servadio@mail.df.unipi.it; veronaman@gmail.com Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 11:22:45 -0800 Subject: Re: [CR] Grandis
We sold Grandis Bicycles over 30 years ago in our shop. Dale is correct. There is far more world production than we can absorb. The old steel frames have limited market and if brought in in small amounts would still be slow sellers. So, no one bothers and many of these makes now stay in their local market. It takes a lot of capital to invest and one has to be able to afford to sit on a no return investment for a long time. If not, then it takes even more money to advertise, inventory, deliver, set up dealers, have sales reps, etc. Or it's no more than an idealistic hobby as a promo sideline to show customers. Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com> To: <servadio@mail.df.unipi.it>; <veronaman@gmail.com> Cc: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [CR] Grandis
> In a message dated 12/4/2005 5:41:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> servadio@mail.df.unipi.it writes:
>
> << There were, and still are though fewer and fewer, in this country
a > good
> number of excellent framebuilders and marques that seem to have been
> shunned by the typical oversea customer. >>
>
> Sergio!
> Not shunned!!!
> We just either do not know about them and/or there are not reliable
> exporters
> to facilitate those makers coming across the sea!
>
> Dale
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC USA
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