approx-1933 three-piece hubset with aluminum flanges - not anodized post-1951 bar-end shifters with aluminum levers - not anodized post-1951 downtube shifters with aluminum levers - not anodized 1951? front derailleur with aluminum housing - not anodized 1955? aluminum downtube shift levers - not anodized 1956 pedals with aluminum body - not anodized post-1956 aluminum seat post - not anodized 1958 all-aluminum hub shells - not anodized
1958 aluminum cranks - first versions not anodized, later version IS anodized 1960 front mech with aluminum clamp - first versions not anodized, later version IS anodized
1967 aluminum derailleur - ANODIZED 1968 aluminum brake levers - ANODIZED 1968 aluminum brake calipers - ANODIZED 1971 aluminum pedal cages - ANODIZED 1973 aluminum headset - ANODIZED 1974 aluminum headset - ANODIZED
Now when does the pattern change? Was something might have been happening in the design department around 1958-1960? or is it merely a coincidence?
Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio