On May 2, 2010, at 10:53 PM, donald gillies wrote:
> I remember the Modolo Marketing in the 1980's. Whereas Weyless would
> tout their hubs as being "4 ozs lighter than Campagnolo", Modolo had
> the gall to claim their brakes were superior to Campagnolo in 4
> different ways, AND then they would talk about how beautiful they were
> - perhaps even more beautiful than Campagnolo. This is a company that
> wanted to beat Campagnolo on all playing fields at once!
>
> And the Master Pros are the absolute tip-top of the line model. They
> commanded prices superior to Campagnolo, but were superior in 4 ways (
> if anyone can remember all 4 ways that would be amazing ... )
>
Appearance, adjustment, stopping power and profit margin? :)
> Anyway, with NOS campagnolo brakesets selling for $400, $500, why not
> $600 for a NOS brakeset that's superior to Campagnolo in 4 ways? Why
> not?
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA