A little bird told me it was Mr. Someguy...
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
Richard M Sachs wrote:
>
> do we know "which" italians?
>
> e-RICHIE.........And the gang!!!!
> aka Richard M Sachs
> Chester, Connectthedots
>
> Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> writes:
> Peter Kohler wrote:
> >
> (cut)
> > When, Why and Who decided that braze-ons for brake cables was a no-no?
> My
> > '48 RRA has wonderful braze-ons on the top tube for cables and it was a
> > real advertised goodie once upon a time. And for good reason as it
> keeps
> > the tubes "clean" and no clips to rust, work their way loose and mar
> the
> > paint. Then all of a sudden (1960s) everyone turns to those chromed
> > clips... Campagnolo, Mafac, Weinmann... they all went that route. How
> come?
> > >From an appearance point of view, they are unsightly with all that
> cable
> > housing instead of the "bare wire" between the stops with braze-ons.
> And I
> > can't think of a functional advantage.
>
>
> Word on the street is that the Italians decided in the 1960s that adding
> braze-ons weaked the tubes.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California