An earlier post mentioned the black-anodized SR prototype SR stuff and it got me to thinking how easy it would be for someone to have some rings and headsets and seatpost parts black anodized and try to pass them off as ultra-rare Campy prototypes. That these parts show up the a catalog would make their authenticity at least remotely plausible. I will not be surprised if something like that shows up on Ebay soon... or perhaps some Super Record hub axles. Who has ever actually seen one? A ti axle marked Brev. Int. probably wouldn't be too hard to make.
> Tom Dalton wrote:
> >
> > Chuck,
> > Here is the part that concerns me:
> >
> > Record front derailleur with four holes (later
> > to be three) in cage, straight-band
> > clamp (later to revert to traditional pointed-band
> > clamp),
> >
> > It is not clear which, if either, of these changes
> > occurred first. My theory is that the three-hole
> cage
> > replaced the four holer before the new-style
> pointed
> > clamp replaced the straight band. I say this only
> > because I have seen a few three holers with
> staight
> > bands, and I assume that they reflect production
> > subsequent the former change and prior to the
> later.
> > On the other hand, I have seen maybe one or two
> four
> > holers with pointed clamps, but I figure that
> those
> > may have started life with straight bands only to
> have
> > the bands break (as they often did, I assume) and
> > require replacement. Do you have any ideas on
> this
> > (admittedly trivial) matter?
> >
> > Tom (lookin' for a four-holer) Dalton
>
>
> All these changes took place in a very short time
> span I seem to
> remember. I have no idea what was wrong with having
> the "extra" hole in
> the cage (most people never noticed). The straight
> band clamp got a
> reputation for being delicate like a front Huret (in
> other words, don't
> get it too tight).
>
> It is so easy to swap parts around on these things,
> that it makes it
> hard to make judgements on their authenticity as to
> originality. I used
> to take mine apart and get the arms black anodized.
> I also did hubs
> (after removing the races from the bodies), headsets
> (same deal) and
> chainrings. I would love to be around to hear the
> arguments when the
> stuff starts showing up a swapmeets!
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, California
> headed toward the high 70s today and clear
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