Re: [CR]Campy SR brake levers... yes, more...

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From: "Dan DiMaria" <ddimaria@snowmasslodging.com>
To: <sadiejane9@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy SR brake levers... yes, more...
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 19:19:48 -0700
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

The pair with the "World" logo hoods (Campagnolo scripted through a globe) look like 2nd generation originals. The pair with the "Shield" logo appear to be first generation with extra holes added.

I'm restoring a 1981 Jim Redcay full SR and it had the "world" logo style hoods and 2nd generation levers. If you've got a pair for sale?

Dan DiMaria Snowmass Village, CO

To: Sarah Gibson <sadiejane9@hotmail.com> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Campy SR brake levers... yes, more... Message-ID: <20051208210851.34233.qmail@web50212.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY108-F2DF48DC483242000445258C420@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: list Message: 10

For sure: The one on the left, and the pair in the second image, are the older shape, which had a longer reach.

My guess: They appear to be drilled, but are mostly likely levers that started life as Records and had all the drilling added. The holes located where the factory would have dilled them don't look like the drilled and countersunk type I'd expect. They just look like they were drilled with a straight drill bit. Just a guess. If they are the factory drilled ones, the added holes kinda ruin the originality.

As brake levers go, however, they are all still cool.

Tom Dalton Bethlehem, PA

Sarah Gibson <sadiejane9@hotmail.com> wrote:
    here's a cupla prs of record levers http://www.acmebicyclecompany.com/campagnolo.htm had laying round easy to access there must be a dozen or more prs round here and at shop on bicycles and in boxes will have to line em all up and check out the many variations more closely obviously the one on the left at top was further drilled at home but theres definitely a differnece in contour of levers so which r which? which ones "long reach" and which ones "shoirt reach" or both or neither...... is the one on the right pierced or drilled? peace sarahgibsonkansascity