approx-1933 first aluminum hub flanges - polished post-1951 first aluminum bar-end shift levers - polished post-1951 first aluminum downtube shifter levers - polished 1953? first aluminum front derailleur box housing - polished 1956 first aluminum pedal bodies - polished post-1956 first aluminum seat post - polished 1958 first all-aluminum hub shells - polished
1958 first aluminum cranks - polished, third version on is anodized 1960 first front mech aluminum mounting clamp - polished, later version is anodized
1967 first aluminum rear derailleur - ANODIZED 1968 first aluminum brake levers - ANODIZED 1968 first aluminum brake calipers - ANODIZED 1971 first aluminum pedal cages - ANODIZED 1973 first aluminum headset - ANODIZED
Exception #1 - the first aluminum pedal cages (1970s?) where polished, then anodized black, and the aluminum Gran Sport pedal cages (1970s?) where polished.
Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio