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AMuzi

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Mar 16, 2018, 9:31:11 AM3/16/18
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In this case, real news about fakes:

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2018/03/13/shimano-or-shimona-knock-offs-spotted-bikes-brought-shops-service-and#.WqvG3Eq99PI

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AMuzi

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Mar 16, 2018, 10:35:46 AM3/16/18
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On 3/16/2018 8:31 AM, AMuzi wrote:
> In this case, real news about fakes:
>
> http://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2018/03/13/shimano-or-shimona-knock-offs-spotted-bikes-brought-shops-service-and#.WqvG3Eq99PI
>
>

Wait! There's more!

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/bik/d/3rensho-mtb/6510757936.html

Tim McNamara

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Mar 17, 2018, 3:28:42 PM3/17/18
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:35:44 -0500, AMuzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> On 3/16/2018 8:31 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>> In this case, real news about fakes:
>>
>> http://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2018/03/13/shimano-or-shimona-knock-offs-spotted-bikes-brought-shops-service-and#.WqvG3Eq99PI

Ah, the excellent patent, trademark and copyright laws for which China
is world-reknowned continue!

> Wait! There's more!
>
> https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/bik/d/3rensho-mtb/6510757936.html

Desn't look like any 3Rensho I've ever seen.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=3rensho+mountain+bike&bext=msl&atb=v34-1a_&iax=images&ia=images#


John B.

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Mar 17, 2018, 7:07:49 PM3/17/18
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:28:34 -0500, Tim McNamara
<tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:35:44 -0500, AMuzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>> On 3/16/2018 8:31 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>>> In this case, real news about fakes:
>>>
>>> http://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2018/03/13/shimano-or-shimona-knock-offs-spotted-bikes-brought-shops-service-and#.WqvG3Eq99PI
>
>Ah, the excellent patent, trademark and copyright laws for which China
>is world-reknowned continue!
>
Hardly a feat restricted to China. Certainly Japan did this in the
'50's' and '60s'. Korea did it, and in fact most developing country
have done it.



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