Here's a photo of a GT from Dale's CR website:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
Looking directly at it, it's the heads of the pivot bolts that are red, with a lighter colored C on each. Couldn't come up with a better way of referring to the unique bolts, other than the red-C bolts.
A few have emailed to suggest that I try mounting with the black adaptor, and see / report what happens. I will, and I will! Thanks everyone! :)
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield MI USA ~ ~ ~
In a message dated 12/29/2007 10:04:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, d-gordon@sbcglobal.net writes:
What is a red-C bolt?
Thanks,
-Dee Gordon
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> Subject: [CR]Gran Turismo rear der. mounted to Campy 1010a dropout?
>
> I had finally figured out what to do with a mid level (at
> best), approx.
> 1970 Torpado road bike that I got from Matteo, some years
> ago. It is orange,
> with long Campy dropouts. My new scheme is to use a nice
> honkin' Gran Turismo rear, Gran Sport front, bar end
> shifters, weighty Campy steel three arm
> crank, and other appropriate items for the theme. Great.
> The problem is that the
> rear unit I have is pre-mounted to a black steel hanger,
> with the beautiful red-C'd bolt ... that has threading
> significantly smaller than the mounting hole in the dropout.
> I've looked at every single Campy bolt I have in all the misc
> derailleurs in my collection, and not one will serve as a
> substitute, due to the extra wide sleeve on the derailleur
> that the bolt must travel through and clear. Every bolt is
> simply too short.
> Now, I really had my heart set on seeing that red C on the
> completed bike.
> Is there a proper fitting red-C bolt available that threads
> into the dropout?
> Can I possibly just go ahead and mount the unit USING the
> black steel Campy hanger, even though the dropout has one
> too? I doubt this highly, as there would be no room for the
> hardware on the back side of the unit ... it would awkwardly
> push off the face of the dropout; true or false? I'm
> willing to let go of using the red-C bolt if no proper
> fitting one can be had, but what else then? If I have to
> omit the GT rear from the project completely, then I'm gonna
> scrap it, and go back to the drawing board.
> Any ideas? Any experience? Anyone got a red-C bolt that
> threads into a Campy dropout, for sale ... please? Thanks so much!!!
>
> Ciao,
> Mark Agree
> Southfield MI USA
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