worthy2@earthlink.net wrote:
> Adding more than the 2 cents these deserve: as I recall A'MEs big
> inovation was to make these hoods (all styles) out of either PVC
> (that's vinyl) or Kraton synthetic rubber. Either substance was
> cheaper than the natural gum rubber that Campy and Modolo were using,
> so these knock-offs could be sold for $5 a pair AND made in all the
> "hip" 80s colors that never even occured to the Italians!
Not to mention, they don't rot like the natural gum ones!
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA