Rick Chasteen wrote:
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> Would someone please explain to me the appeal of Cobalto brakes? What's
> with that blue "stone", anyway? OK, I do like the levers.
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> Rick Chasteen, puzzled in Kansas City
> ----- Original Message ----- .
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> > ...an early C-Record bike with Cobaltos >
When the Delta brakes were introduced and then immediately recalled, Campagnolo substituted Cobaltos which were the Anniversary/Super Record side pull brakes with a blue plastic "stone" in place of the 24k gold seal that was normally in the center pivot nut.
People wrongly assume that they were part of the last Super Record group, when in reality they were part of the C-Record group... whole different thing!
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, California
http://www.velo-retro.com (list of reprints and T-shirts)