Re: [CR]Tipo

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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:10:30 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Tipo
References: <E14T5ke-0000ME-00@receipt.tesco.net>


Hilary Stone wrote:
>
> Campy's Record hubs were introduced around 1960. The Tipo hubs were one
> notch down and essentially replace the Gran Sport hubs which had steel
> centres. They were available in both small and large flange. There is very
> little difference in bearing quality between them and the Record but the hub
> bodies were not quite so well polished and did not have an oiler hole.
> Regards
> Hilary Stone

The Tipo had a cheap, stamped steel bearing cup vs. the ground, solid steel cup the Record hub used.

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, California