Re: [CR]BRAKE HOUSING CLAMPS

(Example: Events:Cirque du Cyclisme:2002)

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:07:21 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: "Classic Rendezvous Mail List (E-mail)" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]BRAKE HOUSING CLAMPS
References: <D40031E5F7ACD71195BC009027887CFF118A98@SLSERVER>


Grant McLean wrote:
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> Chuck,
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> Another nugget of priceless info!
>
> This never occurred to me. I've seen the old clips,
> but it didn't register that the brakes weren't even
> a twinkle in Tulio's eye!

Now you're making me blush!

The most esoteric factoid about the humble Campagnolo cable clip I've come up with is that starting in 1974, they were made from stainless steel so there were no more worries of rusted clips!

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California http://www.velo-retro.com (Timelines, t-shirts and reprints on line)

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