Re: [CR]Allegro

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

From: "Steve Maas" <smaas@nonlintec.com>
To: Mark Bulgier <mark@bulgier.net>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Allegro
References: <C102531FB711D411B5B90060B0A468760DAFFC@mail.bulgier.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 22:01:35 -0800

Mark and everyone:

Well, whataya know! I had just started working on the hubs tonight, noticed the "59" on those nuts, and wondered what it meant. All four are the same.

To be precise, I bought the bike from a guy who got it from another guy, who claimed to have bought it used in 1955. Of course, memories can alter over that length of time. That person still had the original wheels, which he had replaced for unstated reasons. So, it seems likely that the wheels are original--why else would he give them away with the bike?

This kind of sleuthing really makes a project fun.

Many thanks for your input.

Steve Maas Long Beach, CA

Mark Bulgier wrote:
> Steve Maas wrote:
>
>
> The website shows what are stated to be the original wheels, which have
> Campy Record one-piece hubs (debuted in '58?). If you take the axle
> locknuts off, they should have the year in 2-digit format stamped in the
> inner face. The bike probably isn't older than that date if the hubs are
> truly original. Let us know what you find.
>
> It's possible for hub locknuts to be changed at a later date, say during
> maintenance, but I'd say this is quite rare. If all 4 locknut years are the
> same then that's probably the year of the hubs. If the hubs were old stock
> when put on the bike, then the bike could be younger than the hub date.
> This is more common on bikes brought into this country as frames and built
> up with parts from the LBS. I suspect your Allegro was probably kitted out
> at the factory, and so probably is the year you find on the hubs.
>

> Mark Bulgier

> Seattle, Wa

> USA

>

> .