Brand Hierarchy - Is it possible to rank road bike manufacturers?
Is it possible to rank road bike brands?
Like:
Tier 1 - High End Custom Builders
BMC?
Tier 2 - Big Name, Off the Rack Brands
Specialized
Trek
Cannondale
Tier 3 - Smaller, Off the Rack Brands
Fuji?
Felt?
Marin?
Scott?
Tier 4 - "Off" Brands
Schwinn?
Motobecane?
These are just guesses/examples. Is it possible to do this sort of hierarchy in a meaningful way? Are more tiers needed? What would your list look like?