> I think it is <wrong> that Faliero Masi's signature is on the top tube when he didn't build the bike!!! That decal should have been dropped when he stopped making them in my opinion.< Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
well i disagree. i think it's neither right nor wrong! the bicycle is his family's brand. he created it. he financed it. he nurtured it. and eventually he also profitted by licensing it to others. i think that's referred to as 'commerce'. it would fail to meet this definition if a market ceased to exist. so there. nah nah, nah-nah nah. e-RICHIE taking ball. leaving playground
On Mon, 08 Apr 2002 13:19:08 -0800 Chuck Schmidt
<chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> writes:
>
>
> Richie Sachs wrote:
> >
> > (cut) my only beef is that
> > people expect that, FOR INSTANCE, if faliero masi's name
> > is on the bicycle, that somehow, it's <wrong> if it was made
> > by someone else. the issue of quality, or collectibilty, or
> > desireability-that's a dfferent subject.
>
>
> I think it is <wrong> that Faliero Masi's signature is on the top
> tube
> when he didn't build the bike!!! That decal should have been
> dropped
> when he stopped making them in my opinion.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> SoPas, SoCal