Re: [CR]Modern-day Period-Correct 1970's Headsets ?!?!

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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:25:43 -0800
From: "Lee Berg" <lberg@ventoux.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Modern-day Period-Correct 1970's Headsets ?!?!
References: <200402102006.MAA16524@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
In-Reply-To: <200402102006.MAA16524@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>


That version of the Chorus HS makes its first appearance in the 1997 Campagnolo catalog.

Lee Berg Palo Alto

Donald Gillies wrote:
> Well, don't everybody scream at once about selling their surplus
> english-threaded nuovo record headsets ...
>
> What is the closest thing to a "period correct" headset for a 1970's
> bike, that can be bought NEW today ?? What about :
>
> (a) Stronglight A9 ? When did these begin production?
> (b) Chris King w/o advertising (custom ordered at a bike shop) ?
>
> The headset I'm looking for would go onto an English 531 bicycle with
> mostly Campagnolo components. Does anybody know in what year this
> campagnolo chorus headset (from wwcyclery) was introduced? And where
> can I find answers to questions like these so I don't have to bother
> list members?
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA