Mark Stevens wrote:
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> Can anyone tell me when Campagnolo introduced their vertical rear dropouts?
> I have a 1967 Gillott fitted with them but would like to know if it was
> earlier. Chuck?
The vertical dropouts (#1060 Serie Corsa) were first shown in catalog
#15 from 1967 (previous catalog #14 was 1960). 1967 might be when they
were introduced at the trade shows held late in the year or they could
have come out years earlier since there were no new catalogs between
1960 and 1967. Best dating info is the trade show reports in the press
each year.
> Also a Cinelli stem, has the internal wedge clamp design but not the
> winged C. It has the black plastic button with Cinelli Made in Italy and a
> Brev no,. It has the old oval stamp on top.
That's the Cinelli 1R that I think came out around 1974? Cino sold his company in 1978 to Antonio Colombo (Columbus tubing and 3ttt bars and stems), so around that time the logo was changed to the winged C.
Everyone agrees that this stem slips and creaks so my advice is to send it to me as soon as humanly possible and I will dispose of it in a proper manner !!!
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
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