Re: [CR]Fake Campagnolo serrated brake washers?

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Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 19:31:48 -0600
Subject: Re: [CR]Fake Campagnolo serrated brake washers?
From: <globallyoff@s2ki.com>
To: accobra <accobra@peoplepc.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

At best I would leave neutral feedback. I went out to the garage and looked at 2 sets of Campy Gran Sport brakesets that I have. Even the lowly GS brakes sport washers clearly marked "patent Campagnolo".

Keith Kessel Shreveport, La. USA

On Fri, January 2, 2009 2:38 pm, accobra wrote:
> I bought what was identified as Campagnolo serrated brake washers on
> eBay. They're pictured in a Campy plastic bag. However, what I received
> was wrapped in plain paper without the plastic Campy bag pictured in the
> auction and the washers do not have anything stamped on them (ie: none of
> the usual Campagnolo stampings). I suspect these are simply
> knockoffs/fakes. They look fine & will perform the function but it bugs
> me that they were identified as original Campagnolo parts.
>
> No one else was bidding so they were cheap. I won't leave negative
> feedback because it's a small incidental part. But I'm considering neutral
> feedback as a heads-up to future buyers. Thoughts & opinions?
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8jntej
>
>
> Mark Winkelman
> Dallas, Texas USA