Tom; Someone on Ebay wrote that the ones you mention in this letter with the URL below are in fact the rarer drilled ones. He's going to supply me with pictures for verification.
Peter Naiman Glendale, WI
Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com> wrote: Okay, there has been some (too much?) discussion, both on-list and off, regarding drilled vs. pierced, long-reach vs. short reach SR brake levers. Over the years on this list, the consensus seems to have become that the succession was: long-reach/drilled (very rare); long-reach/pierced (rare), and finally short-reach/pierced (abundant). A recent set on E-bay were said by one very knowledgeable collector to be a rare set of early, drilled, short-reach levers. It seems that many dismissed the holes on those levers as pierced, not drilled, and I have to concur. That said, I'd love to know if anyone has a set of the drilled SR levers with the shorter reach. I'll never say never when it comes to Campy. Please see the attached auction for an example of what looks to me like set of the long-reach, drilled ones. Does anyone have a set of the short-reach ones with holes just like the holes on these (drilled perpendicular to face of lever, all holes round, not elongated)? If so, some pics would be very interesting indeed.
And if anyone is inclined to relpy, "who cares, go ride your bike!" please do us all a favor and just go ride yourself.
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Tom Dalton
Bethlehem, PA
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