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So i'm thinking of producing a few parts....
oldschoolace:
.... seatclamps, dropout savers, 990 bolt on mounts, maybe stems, rear platforms and levers but is there much call for this sort of stuff. :-\
Its very early ideas at the mo and it would only ever be small runs of things and probably just polished/brush ali.
Do people generally stick to period stuff or is the odd interloper acceptable and is it worth having different sizes (clamps etc) to incorporate mid and new school stuff especially given the amount of new school stuff currently available? :-\
What are your thought guys? :)
Gnarlyscoots:
Hey buddy, this is just my view and two pennance worth.
I like the way my Hutch turned out and loved doing it but, when I do build old school bikes, I do move away a little from complete era-correctness, mainly cranks as I ride my bikes, but for the most part, I try to keep it in the 80's for parts. I think most of the Mid-school guys will think along the same lines especially as the price for Mid-school parts has not escalated like oOld-school has at the moment so they will in turn be sticking to era-correctness.
So, I would think that your ideas would be aimed at the New-school generation thus needing to produce some New-school items.
The other thing you would need to look into about producing such items is copyright, which i am sure you are already aware of.
I will be after a couple of parts myself from you that we have previously discussed though mate and good luck with any venture you choose to undertake :daumenhoch:
fischflo:
I can imagine there is a market for ... lets say like f.ex like old Tange clamps ...as long as it's legal and not all too difficult to produce, i guess it could work. However i could imagine that is is hard to get f.ex levers produced elaborately enough to make it economically viable...? But ..who knows, i mean they would have to be cheaper or 'nicer' than repop dc ones, don't know if this would work if you plan to limit the scale of production to very limited anyway.
But i'm all for it - i need some levers, hurry up ;D
oldschoolace:
Cheers Terry, perfect response. As i say i'm just looking into it at the mo and i may end up just doing the odd bit for those interested rather than go the whole website and full on business approach. My experience of alot of aftermarket products is they are usually badly designed and i think there may be a gap, even if it is a small one.
The Pauls stuff if a good example of what is possible with a little thought :daumenhoch:
rodriguez:
It's mostly been done before I don't think there'd be that much demand tbh.
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