Scott,
I'm fairly sure that those are Campy Chorus levers. They were similar to C-Record, but, as I recall, the C-Record didn't have the release button. Chorus did for sure. C-Record was the lightest/top group of the mid-to-late 1980's and early 90's groups, so maybe they left off the releases for that purpose.
Steve Dahlquist Velochrome Exeter, California
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of SCutshall Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 5:04 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Campy Lever/Hood Identify Question??
Hello-
With all the ongoing talk about Campy hoods, reproduction versus NOS, etc this is sort of ironic. I was out riding with my wife and daughter yesterday and at a red light an old fella was sitting on his porch apparently taking a rest after raking leaves off his sidewalk. He looked us over while I smiled at him and then he said to come over to his porch steps. He went inside and a few minutes later he came out with a paper bag and hands it to me and then says, "My kid always collected this kinda stuff... he's dead now and I ain't got no use for it. Take it" I took a quick peek inside and could see part of a brake lever, I thanked him and we went on our way.
I'll be the first to admit I know nothing about Campy other than it's Italian-made and that's about it. I took some photos and thought who better to know what year, model, etc than the fine folks on the CR List.
Everything appears to be rather clean and unused, the hoods have a few little smudged/dirty areas even though the photos made them look quite clean. Here are 2 photos of the hoods and 2 of the levers...
So did I hit paydirt or just dirt? Seriously, just curious what they are, year/model, etc... any info much appreciated.
Thanks-
-Scott Cutshall
NYC, NY