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Kashimax Aero Re-Issue?
dialledbikes:
--- Quote from: Waxintaxin on February 05, 2008, 11:25 AM ---LOL
Mike i collect old bikes
and ride new ones
so where does that leave me in your eqaution
It annoys and offends me , for a very simple reason what is the point of collecting OLD BMX when it isnt old bmx , its a reissue
fine ride and smash up the new stuff ,and if you want to have a brand new seat ,thats cool but ffs why make it look like an old one
just sad and wrong
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The re-issued stuff doesn't stop you collecting the old stuff. And as long as you know your stuff, it's unlikely you'll buy new stuff thinking it's old/original stuff.
I put an NOS Elina Lightning Bolt saddle on my race bike. I bought it cos I liked the look of it (and also it's what I had on my old bikes when I was a kid), not because it was old school. If there'd been a cheaper re-issued version available I would probably have bought that. I think this highlights that there's a place/valid demand for re-issue stuff.
I imagine there'll be decent demand for those Kashimax seats, not just amongst collectors, but for people to put on their riders too.
Waxintaxin:
I dont disagree
But to a collector , why would you use a new seat ? even if it looked like an old one ?
if you were a stamp collector would you be all proud of a photocopied penny black
or a record collector showing off his repressed beatles album
I do understand the market for reissue stuff , just not the mentality of collectors using it as an alternative to the real thing
yes use a reissue seat to ride , but to add to an old bike just seems to smack of desperation
dialledbikes:
Surely it depends on what the person is trying to achieve from the build.
The objective/end result is probably less important for someone who just wants to build a replica of the bike they had or lusted after as a kid, than it is for someone who is obssessive about everything being from the correct era.
I think the danger with the re-issued/retro stuff is that people who are just getting back into BMX will get misled into thinking it's original 80s/90s stuff. Other than that, I don't have a problem with it.
double chevron:
--- Quote from: mark j. on February 05, 2008, 11:37 AM ---So why are re-popped decals never an issue? Is it just because they can no longer be re-sold and rendered worthless?
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I agree on this, Mark, about decals.
and I guess no one wants to see what they had hard times to find becoming widely available.
As this hobby is turning into investments sometimes, some Kashimax collectors might be afraid of the depreciation of their stuff..
In the meantime, a nice old Kashi will always be better than a neon repopped one IMHO ;)
dialledbikes:
--- Quote from: double chevron on February 05, 2008, 11:58 AM ---
--- Quote from: mark j. on February 05, 2008, 11:37 AM ---So why are re-popped decals never an issue? Is it just because they can no longer be re-sold and rendered worthless?
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In the meantime, a nice old Kashi will always be better than a neon repopped one IMHO ;)
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That's the best attitude to take really. If having an original is important to you, and you know what you have is an original, that's cool :daumenhoch:
With so many serious collectors hoarding original parts, re-issued stuff may end up being the only opportunity some less serious collectors get to complete their childhood rebuild, so why begrudge people that?
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