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
> 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