[CR]RE: Campy Triple tool final comment

Some of you asked for more information about the Campy Triple conversion tool so I've posted a photo of it on my website, here: http://www.jimlangley.net/ct.jpg And, because mine sold, some people asked if any more are available. I managed to track down Johnny Thess, who sold this tool to me when I worked at the Bicycle Center in Santa Cruz in 1983. He told me the history of the tool.

He was involved in the bicycle business in Southern California in the early 80s and he and Ross Shaffer of Salsa fame realized that there was a need for reliable triple cranksets for mountain bikes. This coincided with a trend at the time of removing Campys and installing Shimanos, which resulted in a glut of available Nuovo Record cranks.

Johnny and Ross approached machinist Greg Reavis to make a tool to professionally convert the Nuovo Record double to a triple, and he made the tools. Johnny then went on the road selling them to bicycle shops. He believes there are still tools in shops that you should be able to find with a little searching.

Jim Langley Santa Cruz, CA

Jim Langley / Bicycle Aficionado
http://www.jimlangley.net