[CR]Now: Campagnolo bashing Was: victims of campy marketing

(Example: Component Manufacturers)

Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 10:41:25 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <200305201625.JAA08125@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: [CR]Now: Campagnolo bashing Was: victims of campy marketing

Donald Gillies wrote:
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> why is it that when simplex puts out a piece of junk (prestige
> derailleurs) people scream and rip them off the bike and throw them in
> the trash bin. when campy puts out a piece of junk (world logo hoods)...

I'm puzzled: virtually all brands of brake hoods made in the seventies and before were latex rubber and rotted as all rubber does. It was assumed that you would replace latex rubber brake hoods on a regular basis. Why single out Campagnolo?

Chuck Schmidt L.A.

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