This concept has been bugging me for a while and I was not sure if I could transpose it into something meaningful for the forum. I have made the assumption that the higher end models of the bigger manufacturers were produced in less quantity than their lower end products, but have never seen any data to backup this idea. Since I typically ride late 80's bikes, I am thinking about from Trek, Schwinn, Cannondale, etc.
To put numbers to a concept, if in one year Schwinn hypothetically made 2000 Worlds, 1800 World Sports, 1600 Travelers, 1400 Le Tours, 1200 Tempos, 1000 Super Sports and 500 Pelotons. Would this distribution of models make sense?