delayed reply... greg's right. that's why i think the pic of the raleigh with sr levers is deceiving; the 'giveaway' is not visible from the perspective that the picture was shot in. e-RICHIE still in chesta'
On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:10:46 EDT GPVB1@cs.com writes:
> Also, the distance from the top of the logo border on the front of
> the lever
> stamping (weren't they stamped?) is much less on the early lever, as
> they
> just left more material on the finished lever to make the later
> style..... I
> just measured a pair of each, and the distances are 4mm and 6.5 mm
> respectively on the parts I checked. Very visible to the eye, even
> more so if
> you have one of each style to observe side by side.
>
> Personally, I've never seen early-type ("long-reach") Production SR
> brake
> levers. I'm fairly confident that they had made that change before
> SR
> debuted. Also, I assume folks know that the holes were pierced in
> the SR
> levers before forming, and that the SR lever is slightly heavier
> than an "N"
> R due to thicker material to make up for the weakening due to the
> holes!!
>
> Greg Parker
> A2 MI USA
>
>
> From: Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>
>
> > Subject: Re: [CR]Of Campagnolo Brake Levers and their shapes
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> >
> >
> > Like I said, maybe I'm just imagining this...
> > But seriously, I think the difference is not at all subtle and can
> be
> > easily seen whether or not the lever is mounted in the body or the
> body is
> > on the bar, or whatever. The lower end of the older lever is more
> pointy,
> > the compound curve is more dramatic (like a higher amplitude sine
> wave).
> > Tom Dalton
> > Bethlehem, PA
>
>
>
> > Richard M Sachs <richardsachs@juno.com> wrote: i don't think you
> can tell
> > the lever 'type' from the radius.
> > the main giveaway is evident when the blade is
> > not in the body; the shape of the casting at its
> > uppermost point is very different.
> > e-RICHIE
> > chester...