what do you propose campagnolo do about this? e-RICHIE chester, ct
Other firms and hobbies have worked this out.
John Deere tractors and farm implements has an amazing collector hobby. The very active Two Cylinder Club puts out a magazine that is a delight.
The company is enlightened and has a simple policy. They sell parts they make money on. If you break the lens on your 1952 Model 40 U headlight you trot over to the dealer. They sell you one just like the original. If the part doesn't make money, they make the tool available to a smaller vendor who perhaps can make it at a profit.
Certain parts for even 1930's tractors are still available.
They also reprint all the old manuals, in original style and fromat, for very reasonable prices.
I realize that not all is comparable to the bicycle hobby as some of the same people who enjoy the tractor hobby go out and buy 1/4 million dollar machines based on brand loyalty but at least John Deere doesn't fight the hobbiests and nostalgia.
Joe Bender-Zanoni Great Notch, NJ "Now Richie will roast me for nostalgia again"
bicycle compotents
> Asking Manufactures to remanufacture older sought after bicycle
compotents. I can see Campanolo remanufacturing brake hoods. But what about
parts that failed in the past. Even after many years of use they know they
failed at some point. Therefore what is their liability when they fail
again. They knew the orginal weakness in that particular compotent and they
did it again. Good luck in the courts.
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> Charles nighbor
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> Who just got his 1958 Hetchins back from Ed litton with a wonderful resray
in Walnut Creek, CA
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> Ask for pics.