
Also Masi geht 1973 nach Carlsbad... Ende!
Tommasini nannte seine Rennradrahmen zunächst Tomas, weil er das für amerikanischen Markt als adäquater empfindet. Pustekuchen!
wikipedia:
Total bicycle sales had doubled by 1972 to 14 million — with children's bikes remaining constant at 5½ million, adult balloon-tired bicycles falling to about 1/2 million, and lightweight bicycles exploding fortyfold, to 8 million.
[7] Time magazine reported in 1971 that "for the first time since the 1890s, nearly one-half of all bicycle production" was "geared for adults."
[4]
Total bicycle sales had doubled by 1972 to 14 million — with children's bikes remaining constant at 5½ million, adult balloon-tired bicycles falling to about 1/2 million, and lightweight bicycles exploding fortyfold, to 8 million.
[7] Time magazine reported in 1971 that "for the first time since the 1890s, nearly one-half of all bicycle production" was "geared for adults."
[4]
The
1973 oil crisis, which increased the cost of driving an
automobile, making
bicycle commuting a more attractive option, is commonly assumed to have propelled the bike boom, but in fact, bicycle sales had already peaked when the crisis struck in October, 1973.
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Was jetzt speziell italienische, klassisch-gemuffte Sathlrennradrahmen mit den USA und Klein Rennrädern zu tun haben ist mir leicht schleierhaft!