In a message dated 4/22/03 9:15:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, heine@mindspring.com writes:
> In Le Cycliste 10/1950, an ad by Campy for the "Salon du Cycle",
> where they mention their "famous specialties: gear changers without
> tension on the chain, automatic and instantaneous locking of the
> wheels (quick release), extra-light hubs in steel and aluminum."
>
> The bottom says: "Campagnolo, Vicenza (Italie), Cognin (France)"
>
> Anyhow, when did Campy hubs first become _available_?
>
Looking at the Campagnolo Timeline, the Cognin plant was built in 1948 for
assembling and finishing, probably Cambio Corsa, two lever changers. The
Cambio Corsa was first available in 1946 and exported in 1947. I have not
personally seen any original hubs with dated cones from this early, but I
would suspect that Tullio was having hubs made by FB, with the Campagnolo
logo, starting in 1946 or 1947. The prototype Cambio Corsa was introduced in
1933, the QR patented in 1930.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA