Bryan Clarke wrote:
> I guess this is a question for Chuck. At a cycle jumble at the
> weekend I
> picked up a four hole Campy Front shifter. I have seen only two
> before, but both
> had the plain band-on attachment. This one is for a braze-on. From
> Chuck's
> timeline I guess it was made somewhere between 78 and 82 but also
> begs the
> question when did braze-ons attachments first appear?
From the Campagnolo Timeline <www.velo-retro.com>: "1982 - Olympic Catalog is printed for the year-end trade shows. Included are the Campagnolo freewheel and wood boxed freewheel tool set along with the Super Record front derailleur with black anodized arms, three holes and braze on fitting option..."
Interestingly (or not), the braze-on front derailleur shows up in the '82 catalog mounted to the earlier four hole cage version. No catalogs between 1978 (#17a Supplement catalog) and 1982 (Olympic catalog), so the braze-on version was introduced sometime between these two dates.
Anyone know or remember?
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Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
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