Aldo Ross wrote:
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> Universal levers with full hoods and adjusting barrels date back to at least
> 1952. See pgs 14, 70 and 133 of Jacques Augendre's book on Fausto Coppi.
That would be the Universal mod.51 from 1951.
> The Universal logo was included on the hoods at least as far back as 1958 -
> see pg 44 of the same book.
Universal mod.51 was the first Universal with a full rubber hood (the
mod.50 had a half hood) and had the Universal logo cast in each side
(later filled in with blue paint... molto sexy).
> Pictures from 1951 show Coppi's bikes equipped without full hoods or
> adjusting barrels. See pg 31 of the same book.
That looks to me to be the Universal mod.39 lever.
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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