Wow I'd never seen that one (the pic on Satoru Mas's website) before. And I also missed that missing nut (I see it now). So if the one on Satoru Mas's website is first gen, and the one on eBay is second, and the one with the same shape but alloy arms is third, can we put years to each of these iterations?
Details, details...
David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Chuck
> Schmidt
> Sent: January 20, 2003 8:10 PM
> Cc: Classic Rendezvous
> Subject: Re: [CR]Campagnolo Record front derailleur
>
>
> Steven Maasland wrote:
> >
> > There is presently a Campagnolo Record front derailleur being offered
> > on ebay:
> http://ebay.com/
>
> Can somebody tell me if this is truly the first generation record
> derailleur? Furthermore, is the one being offered not missing the cage
> fixation bolt?
I'd call this one a second generation. It doesn't have the big flat screw heads on the ends of the two pivots for the arms. We are really splitting hairs here though as it does have the extended down cable housing stop of the first batch. Insidentally I believe this one has the aluminum pivot shafts; there's a good reason that these pivots were changed to steel pivot shafts.
Here's a picture of a first generation Record front derailleur on Satoru Mas's website (from my links page at http://www.velo-retro.com):
http://village.infoweb.ne.jp/
Is is missing the nut for the bolt that fixes the cage to the lower pivot. Looks like the bolt is still there though.
Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal
http://www.velo-retro.com (Catalogo Campagnolo -- 714 pages of good,
clean Campagnolo fun!)