Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> 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
One more question... The early bracket with the smooth flat front that was used with all the cable-stop derailleurs was carried over for at least a year or two of the no cable-stop model, and then (when????) a new, less attractive (IMO) bracket was introduced. Was this was the same time the circlips appeared?
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA