Finally here! - Reproduction hood covers and name plates for discontinued Shimano lin
03-13-23, 03:18 AM
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Finally here! - Reproduction hood covers and name plates for discontinued Shimano lin
Hi there,
Its a pleasure to meet you all my name is Paul.
I started tinkering with bikes 8 or so months ago and was fed up with being unable to source name plates and hood covers for a vast number of Shimano models. Fast forward to today, I am now a short time away from being able to fill this void.
KOTM - King of The Mountain King is proud to bring you direct fitment name plates and hood covers for the discontinued Shimano lines.
Products will be ready to ship in June 2023
Available for the following models;
3300
3400
3500
4400
4500
4600
5500
5600
6400
6500
6510
6600
7400
7700
Runs will be somewhat limited depending on appetite so please register your interest. Significant R&D has gone into these products and they will not be cheap replicas or 3D printed varieties.
Pricing is yet to be finalized however I will be sure to update you in 3 weeks time.
Feel free to contact me anytime on
parts@kotm.bike
Its a pleasure to meet you all my name is Paul.
I started tinkering with bikes 8 or so months ago and was fed up with being unable to source name plates and hood covers for a vast number of Shimano models. Fast forward to today, I am now a short time away from being able to fill this void.
KOTM - King of The Mountain King is proud to bring you direct fitment name plates and hood covers for the discontinued Shimano lines.
Products will be ready to ship in June 2023
Available for the following models;
3300
3400
3500
4400
4500
4600
5500
5600
6400
6500
6510
6600
7400
7700
Runs will be somewhat limited depending on appetite so please register your interest. Significant R&D has gone into these products and they will not be cheap replicas or 3D printed varieties.
Pricing is yet to be finalized however I will be sure to update you in 3 weeks time.
Feel free to contact me anytime on
parts@kotm.bike
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03-13-23, 07:46 AM
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First post is soliciting business.
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03-13-23, 08:54 AM
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Normally this would be bad, but in this case, since these are much needed products I think it should be an exception. I wish the OP good luck in bringing these products to market. There has been a crying need for these for years now.
03-13-23, 09:10 AM
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as an owner of a bicycle grip injection mold and frame and knowing the cost of having that mold made and having parts molded regularly for the last ten years, that list provided represents a huge investment. Is there really that much of a need for these parts to justify it? Are the parts going to be injection molded? To clarify; my single cavity mold cost $9000 to have made in 2010. Molded parts were $2 in 2010 (material and labor), now they are $8 each (just labor). Raw material has increased similarly.
03-13-23, 09:25 AM
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Making those parts available worldwide on a platform like fleabay would likely recover the investment costs in a reasonable time.
Personally, I could do with some 4400 pieces
Personally, I could do with some 4400 pieces
03-13-23, 09:31 AM
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I suspect the OP is going to be using additive manufacturing, or printing them.
Normally I'd be on the "kick the bum out!" bandwagon. But I have been rigging ways to keep some older brifters running without grabbing bare metal; therefore, I'm going to be eager to see how this works out.
Normally I'd be on the "kick the bum out!" bandwagon. But I have been rigging ways to keep some older brifters running without grabbing bare metal; therefore, I'm going to be eager to see how this works out.
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as an owner of a bicycle grip injection mold and frame and knowing the cost of having that mold made and having parts molded regularly for the last ten years, that list provided represents a huge investment. Is there really that much of a need for these parts to justify it? Are the parts going to be injection molded? To clarify; my single cavity mold cost $9000 to have made in 2010. Molded parts were $2 in 2010 (material and labor), now they are $8 each (just labor). Raw material has increased similarly.
03-13-23, 10:33 AM
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OP said he's not printing them. Having been in rubber molding for decades, the best way to make high quality parts is to injection mold them, which is a very expensive process. Multi cavity molds (for efficiency) for that many hoods will cost tens of thousands of dollars.
03-13-23, 10:36 AM
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