View Single Post
Old 07-18-05 | 10:40 AM
  #16  
phidauex's Avatar
phidauex
Spoked to Death
 
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,335
Likes: 1
From: Boulder, CO

Bikes: Salsa La Cruz w/ Alfine 8, Specialized Fuse Pro 27.5+, Surly 1x1

Oh, and this is just a random guess about the logo, but sometimes Italian companies will use as their logo a 'regional logo', which is like a crest for that town, or that region. For instance, Aprilia is a high-end motorcycle manufacturer in the Naples region. There is also a cigarette company based in the same area. They both use this very distinctive 'lion' logo. Its also been spotted on various other things from the region. At first I thought it was a sponsorship thing, like one company was sponsered by the other so they are using their logo, but it kept showing up in odd places that didn't seem 'sponsorish'. I was later informed by a native of the region that people there aren't as 'grabby' about their logos as we are in the US, and many regions had a regional icon that many companies used as their logo, or part of their logo.

So anyway, thats just a guess, but it could explain why more than one company is using that clubs logo.



peace,
sam
phidauex is offline  
Reply