Re: [CR] Some mightly expensive bolts

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 08:45:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Fred Rafael Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Some mightly expensive bolts
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <BAY5-F9Ep3jvqvqP6yf0001ef63@hotmail.com>


> ...found a kit on E-bay: > > Item #7104792990 > > After placing a max bid, which I, myself thought > was way over the top, I was out-bid. Someone paid > (hope I am not offending the potential buyer who > may be on the list) a whopping $27 plus dollars for these > bolts...

Chris, In my experience, the most authentic restoration would use the cheap screws that came with the clips - or anything similar from the hardware store or the some bottom drawer of an old bike shop. I just don't remember anyone using the "official" Campagnolo bolts during the 1960s or early '70s. (Unless, perhaps you used actual, official Campagnolo toe clips - but I don't know anyone who used those either.) Most toe clips came with these strange looking unplated screws. Anyway, I don't even remember when those Campagnolo bolts first became available. All the ones I've seen were packaged in those plastic bags with "Campagnolo" printed in a more modern looking script. That's not how Campagnolo parts were package in more ancient times. I remember all the little bits being packaged in a kind of wax paper bag. Anyway, if you read the auction listing closely, you'll see that it says something about the tremendous value of the bag. maybe I should be trying to sell some of the wax paper bags I still have. Cheers, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia

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