Re: [CR] Campagnolo Dropout Screws

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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:41:13 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
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Subject: Re: [CR] Campagnolo Dropout Screws


Robert Goughary wrote:
> My Wilier has dropout screws that are one size bigger than my later
> bikes - this one should be from approx 1950. Was this size the norm
> back then? When did Campagnolo switch to the lighter weight screws?
> My other 50's bike, which by the collective reasoning of this group,
> has been dated to 1958-1962, Italian origin, has the lighter screws.

IIRC, the reason for the move from 4mm to 3mm was to reduce breakage at the hole.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA