Morning Folks,
I agree with the comments about Campagnolo's durability, but what underscored the durability was the amount of small parts availability so one could overhaul the components. I still have some bushings and rivets from about 35 yrs ago (it once was a full bag) and if I encounter a sloppy Campagnolo derailleur from the NR/SR era, I can make it work like new again.
Best,
Chuck Brooks Malta, NY NEUSA
-----Original Message----- From: Steve Whitting <ciocc_cat@yahoo.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org; P.C. Kohler <kohl57@yahoo.com> Sent: Sun, May 2, 2010 3:33 pm Subject: Re: [CR] Campy line up through the years
In my experience working as a bicycle mechanic in the mid-to-late 70s, the Japanese stuff (i.e., Suntour/Shimano) was generally lacking in durability. They shifted well enough when new and went downhill from there. Campy always seemed to shift better once broken. I'm still using 25 year-old Campy Super Record derailleurs on my Ciocc!
Steve Whitting
Prairieville, Louisiana USA
Website at http://ciocc-cat.angelfire.com/
From: P.C. Kohler <kohl57@yahoo.com> Subject: [CR] Campy line up through the years To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 8:58 AM
"Super Record - Misguided effort at being more starkly modern than NR but with the smallest measure of added functionality."
Huh? I thought it was an effort (and successful) to materially lower the weight of Campagnolo NR so that your basic racing bicycle fitted with Campag SRwent from around 22.5-23 lbs to 21.5 lbs. If lighter is "starkly modern" I guess that's one way of looking at it. To me it just makes for a lighter machine. Still shifts like crap but no one will ever make a Campag enthusiast out of me!
Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA