Two words, Benjamin: "Veloflex Criteriums."
Cheers, mate!
Greg Parker
Dexter, Meeechigan
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\r?\n> "P.S. After the hoods, what else would y'all want to see re-manufactured, and,
\r?\n> more importantly, what would you be willing to pay for those items? Let me know
\r?\n> (just curious, you never know what might be remotely possible, and I'm thinking
\r?\n> only vintage Campagnolo at this point)"
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\r?\n> i'd like more vinyl, and some good black and white film.
\r?\n> oh - and i thought the dave clark five and the searchers
\r?\n> were almost as good as the beatles. but failing the ability
\r?\n> to re-write history or re-issue everything under the sun,
\r?\n> how about tubulars????????????????????????????????????????
\r?\n> i can't look at an old bike with new tubulars anymore than
\r?\n> some folks can't handle a eai hood on their nr/sr levers.
\r?\n> e-RICHIE
\r?\n> chester, ct
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\r?\n>
\r?\n> -- gpvb1@comcast.net wrote:
\r?\n> BMW has also figured this out. They have a whole division called Mobile
\r?\n> Tradition - you can get vintage motorcycle and car parts, clothing and gift
\r?\n> items, as well as maintenance and repair info. on CD. I betcha they turn a small
\r?\n> profit on it, and the marketing benefits in serving the "recommenders" like us
\r?\n> is potentially enormous.... They know that the old 2002/tii made them what they
\r?\n> are today, just like Campagnolo (should) know that NR/SR, to a large extent,
\r?\n> made them the player that they are today. It ain't rocket science.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> It absolutely baffles me as to why Campag won't re-tool $10,000 worth of
\r?\n> injection molds and make some damn world-logo gum hoods! They could sell them
\r?\n> wholesale for 10 times what they sold for "back in the day" and still sell a
\r?\n> whole bunch IMO. And the argument that "we 'vintage goofs' aren't going to go
\r?\n> out and buy some new Record 10 stuff, so why should they bother?" just doesn't
\r?\n> wash with me, sorry. That dog won't hunt. :-)
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Is Campy's old shield-logo hood deal with Euro-Asia so airtight that they fear a
\r?\n> legal battle from them if they do this? I doubt it. It just doesn't seem to make
\r?\n> sense from any angle I can envision.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Greg "nostalgia, nostschmalgia, we need the parts!" Parker
\r?\n> Dexter, Michigan
\r?\n>
\r?\n> P.S. After the hoods, what else would y'all want to see re-manufactured, and,
\r?\n> more importantly, what would you be willing to pay for those items? Let me know
\r?\n> (just curious, you never know what might be remotely possible, and I'm thinking
\r?\n> only vintage Campagnolo at this point)
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:57:27 -0500
\r?\n> From: Joe Bender-Zanoni
\r?\n> To: Classic Rendezvous
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] Asking Manufactures to remanufacture older sought after
\r?\n> bicycle compotents
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Other firms and hobbies have worked this out.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> John Deere tractors and farm implements has an amazing collector hobby. The
\r?\n> very active Two Cylinder Club puts out a magazine that is a delight.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> The company is enlightened and has a simple policy. They sell parts they
\r?\n> make money on. If you break the lens on your 1952 Model 40 U headlight you
\r?\n> trot over to the dealer. They sell you one just like the original. If the
\r?\n> part doesn't make money, they make the tool available to a smaller vendor
\r?\n> who perhaps can make it at a profit.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Certain parts for even 1930's tractors are still available.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> They also reprint all the old manuals, in original style and fromat, for
\r?\n> very reasonable prices.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> I realize that not all is comparable to the bicycle hobby as some of the
\r?\n> same people who enjoy the tractor hobby go out and buy 1/4 million dollar
\r?\n> machines based on brand loyalty but at least John Deere doesn't fight the
\r?\n> hobbiests and nostalgia.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Joe Bender-Zanoni
\r?\n> Great Notch, NJ
\r?\n> "Now Richie will roast me for nostalgia again"
\r?\n>
\r?\n> ----- Original Message -----
\r?\n> From: "Charles Nighbor"
\r?\n> To: "Classic Rendezvous"
\r?\n> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 7:36 PM
\r?\n> Subject: [CR] Asking Manufactures to remanufacture older sought after
\r?\n> bicycle compotents
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> > Asking Manufactures to remanufacture older sought after bicycle
\r?\n> compotents. I can see Campanolo remanufacturing brake hoods. But what about
\r?\n> parts that failed in the past. Even after many years of use they know they
\r?\n> failed at some point. Therefore what is their liability when they fail
\r?\n> again. They knew the orginal weakness in that particular compotent and they
\r?\n> did it again. Good luck in the courts.
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Charles nighbor
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Who just got his 1958 Hetchins back from Ed litton with a wonderful resray
\r?\n> in Walnut Creek, CA
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Ask for pics.