[CR]Those first Generation SR brake levers: the whole "Holy cow...

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Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 13:10:46 -0800 (PST)
From: "Tom Dalton" <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>
To: rbulissimo-bike@yahoo.com
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Those first Generation SR brake levers: the whole "Holy cow...

The underbidder is Ken Denny, who is certainly a knowledgable collector. However, I have three concerns about the message that was sent to you, which I assume is from Ken.

1) The levers in the auction do not look fundamentally different from typical SR levers. The holes are less distorted than is typical, but this is a difference in degree, not a difference in kind. The holes do not look perfectly round as one would expect had they been drilled.

2) What's this talk about two reaches? The later Record and SR levers were of shorter reach, but I've never heard of them being available in the early 70s as a short reach option. The piercing, as opposed to drilling became standard before the shorter reach was avaliable, as far as I know.

3) The message is confusing. What levers is he referring to whan he writes: "See what I'm talking about on these later versions (incorrectly described as 1st gen levers)."

Tom Dalton Bethlehem, PA

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