Re: [CR]Don Wilson's call for exclusivity and outrageous prix fix

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:38:08 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Don Wilson's call for exclusivity and outrageous prix fix
References: <6ff1e1ffe6ed5c6e934adc909a2c6931@comcast.net>


Bianca Pratorius wrote:
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> As far as I can see, the price of the finest bicycle has always stood
> in proportion to what it cost to manufacture it, plus either a minimal
> profit or a healthy profit. A 3 speed Rudge commanded a minimal profit,
> and a Colnago commanded a healthy one. The bicycle should never command
> an other worldly profit, even if the spirit that makes it has its roots
> in the most Godly aspirations that man is capable of.

Are there any examples of a bicycle commanding an other worldly profit?

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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