Reply to "NEW Mangusta Wheel by Group 4 Wheels"

I trust that the Mangusta versions will be 4-bolt and not 5-bolt?

Just from curiosity, does this design duplicate another vintage wheel that is intended for the broader market you mentioned, or is it just somewhere between two existing designs (the Mangusta wheel and ???). If it is a unique design then given how close you are to the original Mangusta design, why not do as Dick suggests and make it highly accurate for at least the Mangusta. Would the "other" market be less interested in it, or even care in the same way we "Goose" owners do?

Also, my opinion (just one, I realize) is that having such a large and prominent "brand" on a vintage-focused wheel looks wrong. I'm pretty sure that if the wheels look right, fit right and perform as they are expected to, you won't need any markings on them. The owners will be passing out cards on your behalf to any prospective future customers. If the branding was in the same discrete manner used by Campagnolo, I doubt anyone would object.

I appreciate Dick raising the centre disc-mounting issue. Is he correct that there will not be a possibility to retain the DeTomaso disc in any way? It appears that way in the section view shown.

Mark