Some were fitted with the plastic cover things for a couple of years on derailleurs sold in Britain but by 1980 they had disappeared off the gears for the British market. One final point I would like to make about this derailleur is how I bought it. At Haddenham Cyclejumble a couple of weeks ago a couple of old boys came along with a couple of boxes of bits and a bike. I bought a few bits off them and the bike which was fitted with this derailleur. The bike and the mech were absolutely encrusted with dried up road dirt and grease - it took a lot of cleaning but clearly shows only a little use. So the derailleur was not found separately or sold to me as a 'special' item. I believe totally in its provenance - there is no way it is a forgery. And I think there is plenty of evidence to suggest that Campagnolo made a number of these derailleurs - the NOS one that turned up in the UK, David Benson's one in NZ, and the ones that Chuck Schmidt has seen. The fact that all these use the same combo of parts suggest that they came from a common source which can only be Campag themselves.
Hilary Stone, Bristol
> In a message dated 11/27/01 10:47:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> Lsquaredb@aol.com writes:
>
> << The adjuster screws have springs rather than plastic cones, so they're
> earlier. >>
Dale added:>
> Those plastic CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) "protective" things
> were just for the USA were they not?