Pic of the Day 25th January, 2006
1949 Magni's long-levered Cambio Corsa shifters
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During the 1949 Tour de France, Fiorenzo Magni (and perhaps the rest of
the Italian B team) used two completely different shifting arrangements
for different stages. For the mountainous stage 17, they used these
long-levered Campagnolo cambio Corsa shifters in combination with
Simplex "suicide" front derailleurs. Here Fiorenzo Magni, with the
assistance of two young spectators, replaces a dropped chain on his
Wilier - La Triestina. Looks like he has two tubulars beneath the
saddle, in addition to the one looped around his shoulders.
>From "La Gazzetta dello Sport - 200 Momenti Fotografici del 'Tour' 1949"
by Emilio De Martino.
Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio