Re: [CR]Re: Fake Hoods & Decals & What Else

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli:Laser)

From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <1f6.167aee0e.30a2b894@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Fake Hoods & Decals & What Else
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 18:36:52 -0800
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I agree with Dale and all the others taking a more practical and realistic view of restoration and use. A hermetically sealed museum piece is one thing. A living used product between your legs is another. Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA


----- Original Message -----
From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Fake Hoods & Decals & What Else



> In a message dated 11/8/2005 9:13:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> nickzz@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << ... nothing wrong with reproductions as long as the purveyor
> distinguishes
> them as such. >>
>
> Hmm. Hard to know how to feel about this..
> On one hand, it seems noble to supply a product that everyone wants.. And
> it
> is sort of Scarlet Pimpernelesque to dodge the bad guys (in this case,
> Campy,
> who squashes attempts like this)
>
> But if the seller is sneaky and tries to pass them off as genuine by
> lying-through-omission, just to make more dollars from naive buyers, then
> it is not an
> honest or ethical act..
>
> Oh the dilemmas of life!
>
> << Why any one wants to buy a non-original part is totally beyond my
> comprehension; unless they are also looking to deceive for profit or
> gratification.
>
> Reproductions are nothing more or less than substitutes for the real
> thing.
> Why bother????? >>
>
> Huh?
> Because we want our bikes to look as close to original as possible, and
> when
> virtually all the stuff that wears out is used up, how else to do that but
> reproduction stuff? Gratification? OK, I will take that whenever I can get
> it..
> Ha ha.
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC USA