Maybe this is opening old wounds, but, who are the top ten who marked the beginning of the end of the "Classic" era?
Gary Klein? Aluminum welded frames Gary Fisher / Tom Ritchey Tig welded Mountain Bikes Cannondale? Trek? American Raleighs? Giant? Look? Litespeed, Merlin? Shimano?
Just day dreaming. Have a great holiday season
Brad Luecke