Dale,
Your observation is the logical one. However, I personally have no official knowledge of why Campy went to a smaller diameter wire gauge. I would assume the matte finish was done for economic reasons.
Marc
OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> << I notice on mine the
> > > springs are in a mat silver finish not bright chrome
> > > like on the SRs. >>
>
> In the dark dusky recesses of my mind I seem to recall a change to a matte
> finish spring that had a softer rate, which I think was an interim answer to
> the Shimano's softer return feel. Marc do you know about that?
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina