<velorosso@charter.net> wrote:
>
> For fun, I?ve put together a photo exhibit on various Campagnolo
> components that possess an aesthetic I call ?Pave Style?... <
> http://www.wooljersey.com/
>
> Comments and opinions welcome (see Chuck Schmidt?s in the exhibit).
>
> Good stuff! I've noticed this before but never so well. A *bit *odd that
> there is no hard cut-off date for the NR front parallelogram pieces, with
> some pre-70, either type and some 70s of both types too. Anyone seen the
odd
> 71 or even later with "pave"? Look at the other variations in the NR piec
es
> with some having crisp points on the tops & bottoms and others a more
> rounded look. The dies or molds they used for got worn out and later
> examples lack the crisp details of the early '70s and earlier examples. I
n
> fact most of the examples from the '80s look to me like they were produce
d
> with really worn, or perhaps indifferently crafted dies or molds, it's
> probably illogical but I've always wondered if the later NR/SR components
> were as generally well made based on some deterioration in the cosmetics
> being evident. By the time the SR rear went to the cheesy silkscreened st
yle
> front parallelogram, I figured the Campagnolo magic was pretty well playe
d
> out. All this based on the finish of one particular part! What can I say,
we
> artists are flaky.
Kurt Sperry
Belingham WA