Eric Elman wrote:
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> Ever since Mark Bulgier posted the 1974 Raleigh team Pro brochure page,
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> http://bulgier.net/
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> it has got me wondering about a number of things. I very specifically
> remember seeing a Raleigh Team Pro, back around 1974 at my local Raleigh
> bike dealer in Albany, NY. That bike stands out very clearly in my mind and
> it did have black chainrings - other then that particular bike and the one
> in the brochure above, I've never seen black Campagnolo chainrings. Were
> they available for just a very, very short period of time? Also in the
> picture, notice the black headset - has anyone ever seen one of those - I do
> not recall seeing it on the bike with the black chainrings and think it
> would stand out in my memory if it had one on it.
The black anodized Super Record chainrings and black anodized Super Record headset are actually shown in the 1974 Campagnolo "Special Catalog" printed in the U.S.A.
The black chainrings and headset were shown at the various trade shows but were pulled before the group went on sale. The Super Record titanium axles for the hubs were pulled at the same time.
The SR ti front axles wound up at Euro Asia Imports, available wholesale only. Don't know where the rear ones went; scraped? O.M.A.S. was the supplier to Campagnolo for all the ti parts in the Super Record group.
Chuck "made my own black chainrings and headset" Schmidt SoPas, SoCal