on 06/19/2002 07:56 PM, OROBOYZ@aol.com at OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> Storino's answer is mostly BS. Point number 1 and point number 4 are the
> only truths here...
>
> That business about never licensing anyone is really a crock as I would bet
> anything Campy never made those hoods or any other rubber products in-house
> anyway! Compared to the dollars they blow on many things, making up a few
> thousand sets of brake hoods is a sneeze in the bucket. The reality that they
> simply do not care.
Paying a contract builder (or molder in this case) to make something for you is NOT the same as licensing the the name/product.
In the first case, Campagnolo receives the entire production run, and can accept or reject the items as necessary. In the second case, the manufacturer slaps your name on the product and ships it out the door without you ever seeing it.
That's why many people don't feel that Bon-trek-ers are as good as Santa Cruz built Bontragers ...
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