In a message dated 9/1/03 12:01:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, FujiFish1@aol.com writes:
> I have examples of both levers; the underside near the pivot
> of one has a long wide slot cut out, ovalized at the end, while the other
> has
> almost a full circle cut out.
The one with the full circle cut out is the original lever from the new (for
1969) Record brake set. The appeared from about 1968 (in Europe) through maybe
1970. The opening of the slot to the later style was a big improvement, the
first type was kind of a pain to get the cables out of.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA