Recessed brake nuts first began showing up in about 1979 on a few Italian brands, and others quickly followed suit. They seemed to be pretty universal by about '83/84. The regular brake fasteners were still available from Campy after that, but had to be special ordered as nearly all top-level framebuilders had gone over to the recessed method by the mid-80s.
Bill Bryant
Santa Cruz, CA
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>Wayne Bingham wrote:
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>> (cut) Yes, I believe that the era of recessed brake
caliper mounting was
>> emerging during the '82-'84 time frame.
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>I remember it more like being late 1970s. e-RITCHIE
probably knows for
>sure. Ritchie???
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>Chuck Schmidt
>South Pasadena, Southern California