Re: [CR]Now: Gran Sport Extra derail Was:second model of CampyGran Sport derailleur on e-bay

Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 22:19:50 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Now: Gran Sport Extra derail Was:second model of CampyGran Sport derailleur on e-bay
References: <a05210632bbd729373fd8@[66.167.253.103]> <a05210634bbd7519ed645@[66.167.253.103]>

Jan Heine wrote:
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> Chuck,
>
> At least the French articles in Le Cycle never mention the "Extra"
> name. It's always "the latest model of the Campagnolo Gran Sport".
> Maybe Campy didn't use that name in their French publicity? Did they
> use the "Extra" also for the series-produced version introduced in
> 1953, or only for the 1952 ones?

No, as mentioned, the Extra (and only the Extra) had the extended nose on the upper end of the outside pulley cage.

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