Re: [CR]Campagnolo Brakes -- first recessed/allen nuts, when?

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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 17:27:15 -0800
From: "Lee Berg" <lberg@ventoux.com>
To: Richard M Sachs <richardsachs@juno.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Campagnolo Brakes -- first recessed/allen nuts, when?
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(Sorry if I missed this in the most recent, or a previous, discussion...)

In what year were the first Campagnolo brake calipers with recessed (Allen) nuts introduced?

Lee Berg Palo Alto, Calif.

Richard M Sachs wrote:
>
> to add to nick's post from this weekend re the various permutations
> of calipers...
>
> there were centerbolts that were unchamafered, thus could hit
> the headset. they became chamfered. the originals were unmarked.
> then said 'brev.' and then, later, said 'patent'. as we know, through
> the years, the bolt's lengths varied due to nutted versus allen-keyed
> fasteners.

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