Ken Toda wrote:
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> In a message dated 1/11/04 9:31:18 PM, hayesbikes@nls.net writes:
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> > http://ebay.com/
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> Hi, Tom and all,
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> This is NOT a first generation front.
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> 3) The bottom end of cage blades are screwed with hex nut
> but older one was rivetted.
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> 4) The upper pivot arm could be chrome plated bronz material but I
> cannot tell by those photos.
I have only seen one Record front with cable stop where the cage was rivetted instead of screwed together. All the first generation (1960) I have seen were screwed together.
The chromed bronze levers are pretty easy to tell apart from the aluminum ones because of the shine (chrome vs. polished aluminum) and the shape of the upper arm. The chromed bronze upper arm is thinner where the cable anchor is screwed in and the center pivot area is smooth and square without the vertical casting seam that the aluminum ones display.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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