The style with the "nippled" friction adjusters appear to be more likely to be seen paired with Nuovo Gran Sport derailleurs and the type in the photos linked to above with Valentino variations based on my observations.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA
On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Greg Reiche <shop@cyclart.com> wrote:
> The late Valentino/Gran Sport shifters with the knurled knob made their first appearance in the 1971 Catalog 16 supplement AFAIK. The ones in your photo are different from the ones I'm used to seeing though. Usually the aluminum knob has a prominent nipple; yours are smooth. Maybe that nipple was deemed dangerous by the CPSC and had to be removed in 1977?
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> Greg Reiche
> CyclArt, Inc.
> Vista, CA USA
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> From: classicrendezvous-bounces+shop=cyclart.com@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces+shop=cyclart.com@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Kerrigan Bennett
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> Subject: [CR] Test and Campy Shifter Question
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> This message didn't get through to the bikelist.org version due to excessive
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> I hope this isn't a silly question, but I'm wondering where these shifters
> fit into the Campy timeline and range. I'm attaching a photo as a test for
> the new google group, but for the bikelist.org readers, here are a couple of
> links:
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> http://i606.photobucket.com/
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> http://i606.photobucket.com/
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> I don't know that I've noticed this model with the serrated / knurled
> binders before. The ones I've used have had the D-ring screw.
>
> Kerrigan Bennett
> Pleasant Hill, CA USA
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