Actually, the Stronglight A9 is still available in French thread at a relatively reasonable price.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
<tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:32 PM Subject: Re: Track HS, was:Re: [CR]Quick Campagnolo headset ID please
> > I thought the track HS was actually a Record Pista.
> > This was distinguished by a much lower stack height
> > than the Record Road...
> > When one stupidly cut a fork too short by 5mm, one
> > bought a Pista HS to replace the Strada...
>
> In any event, the Campy track headset I'm using is a "Record
> Pista" and in fact, it looks pretty much like a NR headest,
> save the lower stack height. Of course, Campy may have offered
> different track headsets during different eras. I wouldn't be
> surprised if the track headset offered in the '60s and early
> '70s was simpler and Gran Sport like, while the ones sold in
> the early '80s were NR or SR like.
> By the way, cutting the fork too short isn't the only
> reason to use one. In my case, it was actually the only
> reasonabley priced French threaded headset available! True
> it's a bit rare but the vendor must simply have tired of
> hoarding them.
> Best regards,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
>
>
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