Re: [CR]Braze-on Campy front derailleur Was: 4hole Campy front shifter

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Braze-on Campy front derailleur Was: 4hole Campy front shifter
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:23:45 -0800
To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Mark Bulgier wrote: (snip)
> I remember being disappointed when Campy's version came out because it
> was so slick that it made my home-made versions, that I thought
> were so
> cool, unnecessary and even a little lame in comparison.

Déjà vu all over again, dude!

Around 1978 Mario Confente showed me a front derailleur braze-on he was working on; busy and complicated compared to Tullio's version when it came out.

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)