In a message dated 3/8/01 10:14:59 PM PST, siverson@garlic.com writes:
> Can anyone tell me when Campagnolo braze-on shifters first came into
> use on frames? Also when did Regina introduce the "Oro" chains and
> freewheels?
>
Eric-
Let me give it a crack but someone else may be able to do better. Campy
braze-on bosses were first made sometime around the mid to late 60s, however
I did not see any used until a 1974 Pinarello "Special Treviso".
The Regina ORO freewheels first came out when regina was making 4-SP
freewheels, early-mid 50ish I think. I recall reading literature claiming
that the brass (ORO) plating was a softer metal able to "grab" a chain better
than a non-ORO freewheels. I never actually saw any on available production
bikes until the early 70s.
Regina ORO chains came out when, I haven't a clue, however I never
actually saw or heard of them on Road bikes until very late 70s. I heard 2nd,
3rd, or 4th hand that the ORO track Chains were introduced in the early 60s.
Cheers,
Dave--"I need that Nomex suit now, and fast!"--Anderson