Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:42:30 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Longest-lived campy design ??
Is the campy nuovo/record front mech the longest-lived campy design ?? I mean from the outset (when was the outset?) in about 1960 or how much earlier? That mech was used for the widest front triples and it was decades ahead of most other mechs.
There were minor changes for cable stops and CPSC regulations but other than that, wasn't campy shipping the same unit 25 years later in 1985 ?? When did production end ?? What was the total lifespan ??
- Don Gillies San Diego, CA
Well, you could say the same thing about perhaps two-thirds of the Record parts that were introduced around 1958-1960, and lasted until about 1987.
The front derailleur actually changed quite a bit over its life cycle. The hubs didn't change much after the first couple of years, other parts changed a bunch, or not a lot in some cases. Depends on what the definition of "is" is.....
The Gran Sport (later to become Record) pedal ran nearly unchanged from 1956 to 1987ish, so I might vote for that, if we're talking complete components, and not devolving into a discussion of clips, nuts, or bolts. However, the Record seatpost (aluminum version) ran for a very long time as well.....
Greg Parker
Dexter, Michigan