Pete Rutledge wrote:
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> I just received a pair of vinage Campy quick release skewers that I need for a vintage Campy-hubbed wheelset that should be coming soon. The non-lever end of the skewer has me wondering. It is cone-shaped with an integral knurled ring half-way up the cone. The large end of the cone says "Patent Campagnolo." There is no D-ring. Can anyone tell me the vintage of these?
Pete, that's a "Tipo" quick realease (actually more correctly called "Nuovo Tipo") introduced in 1967.
Campagnolo Timeline entry <http://www.velo-retro.com>: "1967 Catalog #15 is printed for the year-end trade shows. Included for the Record group is the Nuovo Record alloy rear derailleur and the Nuovo Record bottom bracket (rifled axle aperture cups). Also the triple chainring crank and cyclocross flanged-chainring crank, the Nuovo Tipo small and large flange hubs (round holes in flanges, no oil hole and stamped steel races), Record pedals (name change), a new Record headset, the Valentino group, pedal spanner (15-16-17mm multiple head), portable repair stand, and the obscure large flange track hubs with curved lever quick releases."
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
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