[CR] Now: Portacatena Was: Help Identifying Campagnolo NR Shift Levers......

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:02:11 -0700
To: classicrendezvous Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Now: Portacatena Was: Help Identifying Campagnolo NR Shift Levers......

"chain holder (Portacatena) with accompanying control lever and trigger"

1978 - Catalog #17a Supplement is printed for the year-end trade shows. Included are a revised Super Record derailleur with script logo and different cage geometry (28 tooth capacity), single bolt Nuovo Super Record seat post, Record front derailleur with four holes in cage (later to be three holes), straight-band clamp (later to revert to traditional pointed-band clamp), short Nuovo Record dropouts without eyelets (drilled and tapped for chain holder), chain holder (Portacatena) with accompanying control lever and trigger, and fixing shoe plate for pedals. Gran Sport front derailleur (Record-style plain cage with lip stamped with Globe logo), Gran Sport crank (flat bottom fluting, 170mm length), Gran Sport pedal (stamped steel races and engraved "Gran Sport" on barrel), Gran Sport brakeset (different adjuster and engraved "Gran Sport" on caliper; black brake hoods with Globe logo). Nuovo Valentino front derailleur (flat arms, Record- style plain cage with lip, stamped with Winged QR logo).

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California http://www.velo-retro.com/tline.html

On Aug 23, 2006, at 2:29 PM, DTSHIFTER@aol.com wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I bought a box of Campagnolo parts (a "grab box") from an estate
> sale last
> weekend (believe me, I'm not going to get rich!!) and found a set
> of Nuovo
> Record Clamp-On Shift Levers I have not seen before.
>
> They do not not have the "integrated" cable guides, but the RH
> Shifter has
> something on the backside of the lever which looks like a brake QR
> lever. There
> is also a "Two Stepped" stop for the RH lever (never saw that
> before as
> well...) and the "QR Button" will lock on the first step and if
> depressed, will
> allow the lever to move to the second "position".
>
> This is definitely a Factory set-up (IMO) as the "Button" has the
> <C> and
> "patent" name on it. What is this????????????????

>

> TIA..........

>

> Chuck Brooks

> Malta, NY