<philcycles@aol.com> wrote:
> Two or three years ago someone did reproduce Campy hoods with logos and as I
> remember Campy did care. A lot.
The fact that one guy could afford to tool up and have good quality world logo gum hoods made up is instructive of how little effort it would entail for a relatively large company to do so as well. Campagnolo could probably easily have them made up in China or Taiwan at worst for <$5.00/pair (I'm being VERY generous here...), sell them retail for say $30.00/ pair, easily recoup their investment and still have lots and lots left and everyone would live happily ever after. It would obviously be such a trivially small endeavor and investment, all the arguments against it melt before that simple fact.
The real question isn't why but why not, and I don't think anyone has really answered that very convincingly.
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham WA