Re: [CR] did campy make an alloy pista headset with no writing on the cups?

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From: "Ken Sanford" <kanford@live.com>
To: <pbbikes@gmail.com>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:26:39 -0400
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Subject: Re: [CR] did campy make an alloy pista headset with no writing on the cups?


Yes

My understanding is that the Pista headset was made in two models. The Record one is steel; the Super Record one in aluminum with steel inserts.

These are often confused with the earlier Grand Sport headsets.

The Grand Sport one has only two sides to put a wrench on while the Record models have 8 sides.

All are smooth sided with no writing on the sides.

Ken Sanford

Kensington, MD


> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:18:29 -0700
> From: pbbikes@gmail.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] did campy make an alloy pista headset with no writing on the cups?
>
> Hey Guys ,
>
> I'm digging through some headsets and doing some spring cleaning. I have
> bunch of alloy headset cups with no writing on the outside like a pista
> headset.
>
> Wondering if these are Actual Super record pista cups or some other lesser
> group or possibly even a dated variation. . They are different diameter
> than the typical SR headset as well.
>
> Did Campy in fact make a track specific alloy headset?
>
> Ciao
>
> --
> Barry Scott
> Mount shasta CA USA