Well my 1972 Gitane had it with out a stop and I could had bought one from the shop at the time if that helps at all. Steven Willis 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
> BobHoveyGa@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know with any degree of certainty what year the first Campy
NR
> > front derailleur without a cable stop was introduced? Also, was the
older
> > version (with the cable stop) discontinued at that time, or was there an
> > overlapping period when both of them were manufactured? (no off-list
responses please,
> > several parties besides myself are interested in your replies).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bob Hovey
> > Columbus, GA
>
>
> The way factories work: Two variations of a part can be sold at the
> same time without being manufactured in the same time period. Factories
> make parts and components in batches. Campagnolo was not set up to make
> all the parts for an entire group each day. The factory would make a
> batch of the same part and then move on to the next part.
>
> There is not an overlap of old and new parts being made at the same time.
>
> Timeline for the Record front derailleur (with errors and missing
variations):
>
> 1960 chromed bronze arms and cable stop and screws holding arms on pivots
> ???? aluminum arms and cable stop
> ???? aluminum arms and slotted cable stop
> ???? cable stop cut off
> 1973 no cable stop, and circlips
> 1977 four holes and straight band clamp
> 1978 CPSC lip at cage front
> 1982 black arms, three holes and braze on style
>
> Note that there are many degrees of uncertainty when trying to establish
> dates for a Timeline. Virtually all of the above is an educated guess.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
>
> .