On Apr 21, 2007, at 3:42 PM, Bob Hovey wrote:
> The earliest Italian Gran Crit I've seen with short dropouts and
> the slot-shouldered fork is John Waner's, it has a 1-73 date stamp
> on the steerer. I was extremely skeptical of a bike with these
> details appearing this early since Alberto was using the twin plate
> crowns on GC's well into 1974, but Richard Sachs said the short
> droupouts were available that early, and John contacted Alberto to
> confirm the date, which he did.
Bob, I just now wrote Richie for a clarification on the date that he said the short dropouts were available:
"i had them in 1975 when RS cycles was getting planned. they came from reed swain at olympic resources, precursor to c usa... e-RICHIE©\u2122®"
Now you've really got me wondering when they became available for the
first time. The Campagnolo Timeline I continually update as more becomes know has the date for the short dropout as 1974.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)