Gee- Campagnolo didn't talk about limited life when the SOLD the parts. In fact they emphasized the longevity versus the "throwaway" Japanese parts.
And if they were ever concerned about safety, how about fixing the web stress riser and pedal eye problems after making the Record and Nuevo record cranks for more than TWENTY years and who knows how many breakages.
Joe Bender-Zanoni Great Notch, NJ
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
bicyc
> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:14:36 -0800
> From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR] Asking Manufacturers to remanufacture older sought after
bicycle components
>
>
> In a casual conversation with a Campagnolo executive, I mentioned making
> available the gum brake hoods.
>
> I used the example of BMW. BMW has a division called "Mobile Tradition".
> The charter of this division is to help BMW owners keep older model BMW
> cars on the road and functioning properly. BMW corporate thinking is
> that it's good for BMW's image if their older cars can still be seen
> driving around.
>
> His response was that Campagnolo didn't want old Campagnolo equipped
> bikes to be ridden. The reasoning was that the aluminum parts would
> eventually break and they didn't want to encourage the riding of old
> bikes for safety reasons.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
>
>
> Uh, yeah, indirectly blame the lawyers, that's always a good cop-out
strategy when you're lazy. Old cars don't experience failures I guess?
Baloney.....
>
> Bummer..... Very short-sighted of them. (But I totally believe that's what
he said to you).
>
> Greg Parker
> Dexter, Michigan