Ted Ernst wrote:
> (snip)
> Chuck's timeline is not quite correct either, he says '68, I
> believe or '67 but I know what I know, been there,done that, rode
> that, and brought back brand new samples IN THE BOX that our club
> South Bay Wheelmen showed at our annual awards banquet in the fall
> of 1966 with the 144 new bolt pattern. (snip)
Ah, but Ted, you didn't read the notes at the end of the Campagnolo Timeline did you... "Notes: Typically the development of Campagnolo parts was carried out with the help of professional road and track riders on teams sponsored by Campagnolo. For this reason, Campagnolo parts were in use one or more years before they were ever offered for sale to the public. Campagnolo parts could appear in stores or on bikes before ever appearing in a catalog or, on the other hand, were not necessarily available at the time a catalog was issued. The catalogs were typically printed for the trade shows which occurred late in the year (the Milan bicycle trade show was held biannually, odd numbered years). Therefore dates established by a part's appearance in a catalog are, for the most part, approximate. (snip)"
Chuck "an old guy who knows how to cover his ass" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California http://www.velo-retro.com (The Original Campagnolo Timeline)
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