OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/14/01 12:33:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> Hilary.Stone@Tesco.net writes:
>
> << The Tipo hubs >>
>
> BEFORE anyone gets their shorts in a bind, we discussed the use of the "Tipo"
> designation for these earlier in the CR and hopefully almost everyone knows
> that "Tipo" (literally meaning "type") perhaps was not the technically
> correct designation, but it has become widely used by Campyophiles and
> therefore is a good way, if imperfect, to describe these 2nd tier hubs,
> properly latterday Gran Sports?
> Dale Brown
To be a little more exact:
The Nuovo Tipo (New Type) hub was not a replacement for the Gran Sport hub. The Gran Sport (steel barrel w/ alloy flanges) was Campagnolo's original hub (from FB) and was top quality, like its replacement, the Record hub (all alloy). The Tipo was a new "economy" hub and therefor not the Gran Sport's replacement.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, California