Shimano "Pecker" is a real derailer name
05-26-24, 05:21 AM
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Shimano "Pecker" is a real derailer name
Just sayin'. Seen in the wild yesterday, on a funky '60s vintage folding bike.
Such a knockoff of a Svelto, even the typeface of the logo is practically the same.
The Pecker was probably a better mech than the Svelto though, by any objective Frank-Berto-like measure.
Such a knockoff of a Svelto, even the typeface of the logo is practically the same.
The Pecker was probably a better mech than the Svelto though, by any objective Frank-Berto-like measure.
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05-26-24, 05:54 AM
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I suppose it makes sense, as Shimano had several derailleurs with bird names. Maybe they thought Woodpecker was too long.
05-26-24, 06:00 AM
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Yeah, but the alternative was "Wood" ...
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05-26-24, 06:14 AM
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I think it was meant to compete with the even more obscure Campagnolo Stiffie.
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They look completely different, from the way they’re riveted together to their springs to the location of the limit screws.
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You guys that think mechanical things that bear nothing more than a passing resemblance to other things are "knockoffs" crack me up.
Like saying the Airbus a320 is a "knockoff" of a Boeing 737.
Or the Campagnolo 9 speed front derailleur is a "knockoff" of the DA 7700 front derailleur.
Like saying the Airbus a320 is a "knockoff" of a Boeing 737.
Or the Campagnolo 9 speed front derailleur is a "knockoff" of the DA 7700 front derailleur.
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How about "reverse engineered competitor with mechanical and aesthetic similarities intended to associate or be confused with an established or more successful unit"?
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05-26-24, 10:58 PM
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Was the Campy knockoff called the Biggus Dickus?
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