There are times Dale when I think you are a bit too strict but in this inst ance, I've got to agree with you. As I mentioned recently on another forum, I've been expecting this for a while. If the automotive and motorcycle ind ustries can turn a profit building retro rides then why not the bicycle i ndustry too? A number of manufacturers have been building what might better be refered to as retro rather than KOF for styles of bikes that would be o ff-topic here but doing a reasonably nice job of it. And the recent scuttle butt about Scwinn bringing back the Paramount built in Waterford seems very promising. But this Bianchi misses the mark by a long way. When I bought m y last new bike in 2002, a Bianchi, I specifically chose it because it has a traditional if not quite classic or KOF Italian steel frame (alas TIG wel ded), hand made in the Reparto Corse, and equipped with Campagnolo componen ts with varying degrees of polish (some high gloss, some satin) and were it not for the lack of lugs would have been a fine KOF bike. This new Bianchi pales by comparison and I am sorely disapointed. Perhaps we should all wait for the Paramount and keep our fingers crossed that the appropria te desicions are made with regard to component choice (I suspect the frames will be first class since they come from Waterford). Regards, Derrick Bourgeois Colorado Springs, Co US of A Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:17:0 3 -0400 From: Dale Brown <oroboyz(AT)aol.com> Subject: [CR]Kapu, Dolomi ti and Tyler too...
Looks like the "Kapu" (Gesundheit)? and the "Do lomiti" are made by the same Taiwan factory.
I guess they are both technically KOF but somehow I feel we are stretching that definition to a dangerously weak degree. Maybe KOF also means "Kapitalizers Of the Fa d"?
Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina USA