Re: [CR] Hetchins in Brooks Ad

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Ideale)

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:39:10 +0200
From: "M-gineering" <info@m-gineering.nl>
Cc: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Hetchins in Brooks Ad


Mark Petry wrote:
> That's a market that is ripe for collapse. I have deluxe Berthoud bags and
> Rapha jerseys, but that Brooks stuff is WAY over the top. And "Gerald"
> looks like a poseur by the way. It's just a little too fru fru.
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> I do like the idea that they've not gone down the carbon fiber uber alles
> road that the rest of the industry has taken - but that stuff is ridiculous.
> Problem is it's so expensive most dealers won't stock it.
>

That's not a problem. You're not really supposed to buy those bags. The whole idea is to get you in the right mood about Brooks, and in the end you are relieved the bar wrap /only/ cost $105 and you can still join the club

-- mvg

Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands