I unknowingly purchased one of these a few years back - I didn't know it was alloy and neither did the seller. We both found out when I picked it up in one hand and a regular Record freewheel in the other and noticed the dramatic difference in weight. At that time, I posted a query on news:rec.bicycles.tech and received a lot of good replies (imagine that! <g>).
The jist of what I was told was that these were truly "race-only" items, and that one might expect 500-1000 miles of use out of them and not more. With those provisios, they were otherwise fine to use. At the time, I sent mine back to the seller and he returned my money. Had I kept it then, I would still like to have it now; I doubt I would use it much, but I might attach it to a super-light wheelset and take those out once in a while.
-S-
Tom Dalton wrote:
>
> I've had no direct experience with Campy's FW, but
> given the prices those things command, particularly in
> desirable ratios, I wouldn't buy one to use. What's
> the benefit? They are quite light, but with a huge
> tradeoff in durability. No, in my opinion the virtues
> of a Campy freewheel are best enjoyed by keping it
> pristine and fondling it while watching Tour videos.
> At most I would stick it on a period-correct bike to
> enhance the gee-whiz factor, but switch over to a
> steel Regina, Suntour etc. for actual riding. A
> couple thousand miles of riding, and that beauty will
> be pretty trashed.
>
> The question is, did this item ever see use by
> professional riders when it was current? I would bet
> that it was not considered servicable in that
> environment where cogs and chains must all be
> relatively new so that they can be interchanged
> without concerns over proper meshing.
>
> Tom Dalton
> --- nick zatezalo <nickzz@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > Hi y'all,
> > I have some questions regarding the Campy alloy
> > freewheel.I have an
> > opportunity to buy one of these,but I do not know
> > much about them.My
> > concerns revolve around the on going upkeep &
> > special tools to do this.
> > The one that I have seen is NOS without packaging or
> > instructions.Any
> > thoughts or ideas of what they are worth.
> > Nick "Its cold in Atlanta,Ga" Zatezalo
> >
> >
> >
> >
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