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Date: 08/14/2013
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Brake Levers - 02
BRAKE LEVERS:
Campagnolo Super Record - traditional non-aero cable routing - dark Grey colored anodized aluminum alloy bodies - post 1973 "long arm / short reach" "drillium" style aluminum alloy levers with "rounded point" profile and "U" shaped cable relief opening - Clear anodized finish - post 1982 cable holder ends without any "BREV. CAMP." marking - post 1982 two piece brake lever mounting post clips with Campagnolo "shield" logo (...omitted due to the fact that the ALMARC leather wrapped 3ttt Superleggero handlebars came pre-equipped with mounting posts) - post 1982 lever pivot pins without chrome plating - model 4062 : Campagnolo gum hoods - post 1982 "shield" logo - model 2039 ... [Another period correct replacement component and one which is a suitable match for the modified Campagnolo Super Record brake calipers now mounted. And while all those holes in the lever blades themselves may not make these units appreciably lighter, the resulting variegated surface does afford a better grip and resulting tactile control for purposes of speed modulation when compared to the first edition Saccon model LD74P brake levers having composite bodies and integrated return springs which came as original equipment on this particular Pino Morroni bicycle. I should also probably mention that it was once again personal preference that prompted me to add the decorative Black paint infill now seen on the front of these Campagnolo brake lever blades.]