It strikes me that the prices for Campagnolo pieces increased drastically around 1971. Perhaps the cranksets were always expensive and certainly the brakes were expensive when they came out. But the Nuovo Record derailleurs and hubs could be found on relatively inexpensive (but nicely made) bikes during 1968 and 1969 (and perhaps 1970).
Then it suddenly seemed to change. Was this due to labor
unrest in Italy that caused prices to rise? Or did Campagnolo
suddenly realize that there was tremendous cachet related to
all their parts?
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia, USA
> Nice story, Bob! And I bet you weren't passed by too many
> Campy-equipped
> bikes, either.
>
> That was the old story in the 1970s.. all of the French
> bikes, all of
> which
> seemed to be variations on the PX-10 theme (and if I had
> room, I'd happily
>
> collect all of them!) were SO much cheaper than their Italian
> or British
> competition. No need to start the old arguement about Simplex
> vs. Camp
> y
> (oh, why not.. it's a CR List evergreen debate!), but the
> simple fact
> remains: Campy had major "mojo" and you paid for it. A lot.
> It was fun
>
> buying French bikes and sneering at Campy blokes who paid
> double what you
> paid, but if you applied your brakes, that Mafac squeel would
> just ruin
> your street cred. So here's to French PX-10s and their myriad
> clones: th
> e
> best lightweight for the money of the Bike Boom.
>
> Peter Kohler
> Washington DC USA
>
>
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