Marcus,
you are right that german has less of a tradition in building cycles than france, italy or maybe even the UK have. Nevertheless, i would guess that the numbers of listings on CR website represent more the preferences of its primary audience, the anglophone us/uk-based collectors, and are not a very good basis to start an analysis of the actual numbers.
Martin Appel, Munich, Germany, who finds it hard to believe that there should be more english than italian frame builders
marcus.e.helman@gm.com schrieb:
>I know it can be hard to explain why something does not exist, but I
>was
>suddenly struck by the lack of a German presence in our hobby. The CR
>
>website lists bicycle manufacturers by country, and the differences
>are
>startling
>
>The Britsh Isles: 88
>Italy: 53
>France: 33
>Germany: 6