Could the matte finish have been for ID reasons, to help differentiate betwen the two springs?
Also, a different material might have been difficult to plate with decorative chrome.
Aldo Ross
> Dale,
>
> Your observation is the logical one. However, I personally have no
official
> knowledge of why Campy went to a smaller diameter wire gauge. I would
assume
> the matte finish was done for economic reasons.
>
> Marc
>
> OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
>
> > << I notice on mine the
> > > > springs are in a mat silver finish not bright chrome
> > > > like on the SRs. >>
> >
> > In the dark dusky recesses of my mind I seem to recall a change to a
matte
> > finish spring that had a softer rate, which I think was an interim
answer to
> > the Shimano's softer return feel. Marc do you know about that?
> >
> > Dale Brown
> > Greensboro, North Carolina