Re: [CR] Shimano Dura Ace timeline

Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:44:37 -0400
From: <loudeeter@aol.com>
References: <1889-44D8F579-8713@storefull-3272.bay.webtv.net>
In-Reply-To: <1889-44D8F579-8713@storefull-3272.bay.webtv.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] Shimano Dura Ace timeline
To: theonetrueBob@webtv.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

http://sheldonbrown.com/shimano1973/pages/da7.html

Bob, all I can do is defer to the master, Sheldon Brown. His site even has the pages reprinted from the book I got!! But, he has the 73 catalog link on his site (and above). The brakes in the 1973 catalog are Dura-Ace and sidepulls. So, the actual pair of Dura-Ace calipers that you have that are identical to the Tourney center-pulls have me stumped. I'm not familiar with Shimano center-pulls enough to really comment. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL

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-----Original Message----- From: theonetrueBob@webtv.net To: loudeeter@aol.com Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 4:35 PM Subject: [CR] Shimano Dura Ace timeline

Hi Lou, Does your information happen to indicate when Dura-Ace had used (and then discarded) their "Center-Pull" brakeset?

I have a 1974 catalog which shows the Shimano center-pulls as "Tourney" components: [model B-110 = 47-65mm... Model B-120 = 57-75mm]. However, I also have an actual pair of Dura-Ace calipers, which were identical, and those did not appear with the '74 listings.

Thanks!

Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA