Ted,
One note is that it is not the first version or anything like that.
The earlier ones from the 1930s had a completely different lever blade
than the later ones we all know. But at the same time it was
relatively the same size as it's modern counterparts, read=no
extension. It would seem weird to have a system that worked, then to
make it not work without any reason. Wait, that does seem to happen a
lot with bike parts manufacturing, see Bicycle Quarterly. i really
don't think that is the case here. I think this is something modified
after the fact.
As I stated on Aldo's blog, it looks a lot like the lever on the hand
operated Campagnolo front derailleur, but that piece was not original
threaded, at least the one I have here isn't.
The only purpose I can see for it's extention is to maybe clear the
eyelet/ fender stay section, but there is no real need for that, ya
know.
joel ralph flood
philadelphia, PA
http://bikeville.blogspot.com/
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:52 PM, ternst <ternst1@cox.net> wrote:
> Somewhere in the deep recesses of my subconcious a synapse is making a faint
> connection.
> I think it may be an early version of when they were developing the lever
> size, and the longer ones gave too much leverage and broke the skewers, wore
> the cam action prematurely, made hub adjustment trickier, etc.
> I can't be sure if I'm recalling correctly, but that seems to ring a bell.
> Ted Ernst
> Palos Verdes Estates,
> CA USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "aldoross4" <aldoross4@siscom.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:46 AM
> Subject: [CR] Mysterious Campy QR Lever
>
>
>> I hate to be repetitive, but
>> I hate to be repetitive, but I have to ask again for any
>> information on the strange long-lever Campy front qr that
>> sold on eBay yesterday. I've posted a photos showing it and
>> a normal lever for comparison.
>>
>> http://aldoblog2008.blogspot.com/
>>
>> Aldo Ross
>> Middletown, Ohio, USA