On May 26, 2006, at 3:29 PM, Wayne Davidson wrote:
> Hi all & Robert, yes I got the pix & have replied.
>
> Re the CR, I've never ever seen this type of corrosion before lift
> anodizing, never heard of it either. It does look quite factory,
> came with
> a bicycle I bought whoms NR set was 1973, so date wise looks fine,
> but sure
> is crazy seeing anodizing lift like this, will have to see if I can
> scan
> somehow, don't think my camera would be up to the task. Its not clear
> coating either, has a real silver finish to it.....regards wayne
> davidson
> Invers NZ........
I have seen two different Campagnolo cranks that had spent their entire lives exposed to the salt air blocks from the Pacific Ocean and had multiple splits length wise of three inches or more like a weathered piece of wood. The thick aluminum splinters actually curled like carving a stick with a whittling knife! The splits followed the grain direction of the crank forging.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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