Brake Calipers - 01

BRAKE CALIPERS:
Campagnolo Super Record (modified) - 43 mm to 51 mm "short reach" aluminum alloy calipers - Clear anodized finish - recessed Allen nut mount - post 1973 and pre 1985 third generation chamfered center bolts marked "PATENT" (which were replaced - see notes below) - post 1976 C.P.S.C. compliant "cupped" style quick release levers and Black plastic wheel guide covers - post 1978 quick release cam plate lettered "BREV. CAMP." - post 1980 with rubber bump stop on the backside of the front caliper arm - post 1982 script lettered "CAMPAGNOLO" marking on the outer caliper arms - post 1982 triangular cross-section or "aero" profile caliper arms - pre 1983 dome shaped center bolt cap nuts and quick release cam lock nuts - post 1982 aluminum alloy brake shoes - model 2000/1A (front) / 2001/1A (rear) : post 1980 Rondella Dentata tooth washers - plain facings without any logo markings - model 2041 : O.M.A.S. brake bolt kit - titanium center bolts with aluminum alloy fixed blocks - models 153 (front) / 155 (rear) : O.M.A.S. brake hardware - 7075/T6 aluminum alloy - M6 center bolt cap nuts / M6 center bolt Allen nuts / M6 brake pad holder hex nuts - aluminum alloy - grouped model 157 : SunTour Superbe Pro brake barrel adjusters - 7075/T6 aluminum alloy - model 62010701 : Galli Criterium brake barrel adjuster nuts / grommets - aluminum alloy / rubber : Scott / Mathauser brake pads - iron oxide compound - model "C" ... [No doubt the specifics evident on these Super Record brake calipers will cause some measure of consternation and confusion among the more knowledgeable Campagnista, so please allow me to be very clear about exactly what has been done here and why. With the introduction of their 50th Anniversary edition groupset in 1983, Campagnolo effectively began offering a new and previously unseen version of their Record brake caliper. Beyond its unique center bolt cap nut having a gold 50th Anniversary inset logo, and the specialized Tulio signature and "twin shield" 50th Anniversary engravings found on their left and right sides respectively, the caliper arms themselves featured a revised aero profile incorporating a triangular cross-section. This same arm profile would also be used on the "script" logo Super Record specific short reach brake calipers which became readily available to the general public in model year 1985, albeit these later editions included certain other distinctive differences from their Record / Super Record predecessors in the form of conical shaped center bolt cap nuts with matching conical quick release cam lock nuts (...the latter being in common with those 50th Anniversary models), a 5 mm Allen head cable securing bolt, fourth generation chamfered center bolts without any "PATENT" marking, and perhaps most noticeably, they have a more rounded or radius contour on the lower slotted section of the arms where the brake shoes attach. Still, limited numbers of Campagnolo aero profile brake calipers similar to the ones now mounted onto this Pino Morroni were apparently provided to select manufacturers between the years 1983 and 1985 well in advance of their general availability in finalized form (...examples can clearly be seen in both the 1983 Eddy Merckx catalog as well as the 1984 Bianchi catalog), thereby making these editions not only rather rare to find but also arguably somewhat collectible to those who are inclined to search out such Campy anomalies or exotica. But let there be no doubt in this instance - it was I who put together these calipers in this exact manner from piece parts derived of multiple other examples, and as such, the ensuing ensembles are NOT truly factory produced items in their current state (...even beyond obvious modifications in the form of aftermarket aluminum and titanium hardware bits). The impetus behind my having assembled these replicas is that the "official" early non 50th Anniversary edition aero profile Super Record brake calipers produced prior to 1985 would seem to have been intended almost exclusively for select "show bikes" and/or "special editions", and I believe that this particular Pino Morroni presentation bicycle is certainly in keeping with that paradigm while at the same time being a contemporary of those unusual configurations. Of course, the brake calipers seen here have been further altered with decorative paint infill appearing in the Campagnolo script logos and an assortment of vintage aftermarket upgrades including some relatively rare O.M.A.S. titanium center bolts, an O.M.A.S. competition brake kit comprised of various aluminum alloy nuts and washers, aluminum alloy brake barrel adjusters, and a complete set of Scott / Mathauser brake pads - all of which serve to shed an aggregate 80 grams of weight between the two calipers while at the same time providing a significant improvement in overall braking power by virtue of decreasing the mean stopping distances achieved when compared to similar stock Record / Super Record calipers by a full 19 percent on dry pavement and 16 percent under wet weather conditions due exclusively to use of the Scott / Mathauser brake pad inserts. Those components which were originally fitted from new on this Pino Morroni were mid-range Galli Criterium model GA CB-S 50 mm short reach aluminum alloy brake calipers having recessed Allen nut mountings and a Black anodized finish where a modified and inverted Campagnolo center drop bolt was used in the front caliper to further shorten its reach.]