[CR]Throw weight?

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

From: Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:53:24 -0400
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Subject: [CR]Throw weight?

Well, if the consideration of how much time we actually spend on bike discussion with the amounts of bikes made in these discussions, we get to some interesting places. Richard Moon made 10-12 for the public Art Stump made 18 George Omelenchuck made 12-20 Mario Confente made 135...11 of them track bikes Brian Baylis has made about 200 for the public...I think maybe 60 for himself About 200 California Masi twin plates...we think The illustrious Jonathan Green, a dear man if there ever was one, 3/4 of one. These folks were not large producers (Jonathan may yet become one) but they generate a lot of interest. Perhaps because it is so darn difficult to own one...perhaps because of the amount of pining for one and the wishful thinking involved...perhaps also on the merits of the bike (Please don't make me mention Mojo, whatever the hell that is). At any rate I enjoy the discussions on them every bit as much as those bikes produced in greater number (Paramount's most prolific year was '72 and they produced something like 2400 bikes that year...just thought I'd toss that in). Sheer numbers don't tell us much, but they must bespeak something in our hearts after all.
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi