<------ Bicycling Magazine 01-1974 ------> Reconditioning A Bike - Part 4
Date: 07/11/2009
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<--------- NO LONGER FOR SALE ---------> Campagnolo Record brake set - 1973 to 1977 (NOS)
Campagnolo Record complete brake set - includes calipers, levers, hoods, cables, and instructions : Campagnolo Record 48 mm to 56 mm "standard" reach aluminum alloy calipers - Clear anodized finish - non-recessed acorn nut mount - post 1973 and pre 1985 third generation chamfered center bolt marked "PATENT" - pre 1978 non C.P.S.C. "flat" style QR levers without plastic wheel guide covers - pre 1980 quick release cam plate lettered "BREV CAMPAGNOLO" - pre 1981 without rubber bump stop on the backside of the front caliper arm - pre 1983 block lettered "CAMPAGNOLO" and "BREV. INTER." markings on the outer caliper arms - pre 1983 dome shaped center bolt cap nuts and quick release cam lock nuts - model 2000 (front) / 2001 (rear) : Campagnolo brake pads - model 2010 : post 1970 and pre 1981 Rondella Dentata tooth washers - marked "PATENT CAMPAGNOLO" - model 2041 : Campagnolo Record levers having traditional non-aero cable routing - Grey colored anodized aluminum alloy bodies - post 1972-73 "long arm / short reach" aluminum alloy levers with "rounded point" profile and "U" shaped cable relief opening - Clear anodized finish - pre 1983 cable holder ends marked "BREV. CAMP." - pre 1983 "integrated pivot" style brake lever mounting post clips marked "BREV. CAMPAGNOLO" - pre 1983 chrome plated lever pivot pins - model 2030 : Campagnolo front brake inner cable - braided galvanized steel - cable end head marked - 1.8 mm x 68 cm - model 2028 : Campagnolo front brake outer cable housing - light gray - 56 cm - model 2026 : Campagnolo rear brake inner cable - braided galvanized steel - cable end head marked - 1.8 mm x 126 cm - model 2029 : Campagnolo rear brake outer cable housing - light gray - 114 cm - model 2027 - [NOS in original box with two sheets of installation instructions in four different languages - even the cardboard box itself is in superb condition - only missing one cardboard barrel adjuster "tag", otherwise it as complete as the day it left Vicenza (...caveat below) - never mounted, never used, only admired, and without evidence of any "shop wear" whatsoever]
PLEASE NOTE: I originally acquired this brake set without any gum hoods and was content to leave it that way for quite some time. A couple of years ago, however, I had the opportunity to purchase a pair of reproduction (...some might argue that they are counterfeit, but I reason that so long as no misrepresentation takes place, that ugly term is unwarranted) "World Logo" gum hoods which were produced in small quantities and decided to throw a pair onto these otherwise naked brake levers. Let there be NO misunderstandings, as the hoods depicted herein are NOT originals, but rather, a set of very high quality knock-offs. Maybe you can tell the difference, and maybe you cannot, and maybe it does not even matter to you as you contemplate purchase of this brake set. Regardless, I ask that you please make your decision, whatever it may be, knowing right up front the whole truth in this regard.