I'll start. Dia-Compe was capable of maintaining 8-10 or more different models of brake calipers and levers of each type at the same time, For callpers, the higher the number, the more substantial, to a point. Their best and very good levers look and feel wonderful. Grand Compe and Royal were at the top of the heap.
A Kansas-based seller of NOS gear, nice couple who spare no text in describing and comparing within and across mfgs in their ebay listings tells all for the Dia-Compe products he has on hand.
bicyclists_retreat or *The New-Old-Stock NOS Bicycle Shop<http://ebay.com/<blah>
Harry Travis
Washington, DC
USA
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On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 12:45 AM, Kirke Campbell <
passionateyouththing@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Could really find what I was looking for in the archives...
> Can anyone provide a sort-of "hierarchy" of Dia-Compe brakesets over the
> years?
> Thanks!
> --Kirke Campbell
> Houston, Tx USA