Kevin Stimpson wrote:
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> My 1951 Bianchi Paris Roubaix also came with Universal Mod. 50 levers, and
> originally I believe, with only half hoods. I too question the levers and
> hoods on the Bianchi up for auction.
Yes, Gino's bike has the half hoods. The Universal mod.51 levers came with the full hoods.
Interestingly the mod.50 was replaced within a year by the mod.51 which remained pretty much unchanged till the mid-1960s from what I can tell.
Anyone have any opinions or ideas when the lever shown on the auction bike came out? I had originally thought that it came with the intro of the mod.Super 68 (1968) but a couple of others have bikes a little earlier (mid-60s) with these levers without the triangular shape at the bottom.
Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal