Re: [CR]Super Record Brake Levers

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Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:56:58 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "WD Baseley" <wdb@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Super Record Brake Levers
In-Reply-To: <12c.44b1ea8c.2e08556a@aol.com>


At 11:14 AM 6/21/2004 -0400, Hughethornton@aol.com ushered forth:
>Campagnolo produced a lot of very similar brake levers in the 70s and 80s.

Indeed they did! I have Campagnolo Catalog 18bis, from which I garnered the following information. Hopefully it will help clear up confusion on some of the later levers. ---------- Victory brake levers: non-aero cable routing only, white hoods, 'drilled' (pierced-then-bent ala Super Record) levers with shield logo

Triomphe brake levers: non-aero cable routing only, gum hoods, smooth finish levers (no holes, no grooves) with shield logo

C-Record brake levers: dual cable routing, quick release mechanism in the lever body, white hoods, levers with diagonal grooves and shield logo ----------

In addition to the three listed above there was (what I believe was called) the Cobalto lever, which was produced to go with the Cobalto brake calipers that came out after the C-Record brakes proved so unpopular. These levers featured dual cable routing, white hoods, levers with diagonal grooves and shield logo, but did not have a quick release mechanism in the lever body.

Cheers, Dave Baseley in picture-perfect Berks County PA