I recall seeing some Ambrosio sew-up rims on high-end Italian bikes at that time, as well.
Ken Freeman, Ann Arbor, MI
> Some visual clues to newer Campy N. or Super Record bits are:
>
> Holes and/or lip on front derailleur outer cage as opposed to the smooth earlier
> version.
>
> Cupped brake quick release lever as opposed to the earlier flat lever.
>
> Curved hub quick release lever as opposed to the straight lever.
>
> Black front panel Super Record rear mech as opposed to the black body with
> silver front panel on the earlier mech.
>
> Triangular cross section brake caliper arms, as opposed to the earlier circular
> cross section arms.
>
>
> Those are the clues I use to approx. date a bike on a first look see. Some of
> these changes were mandated by the Consumer Product Safety commission, circa
> 1978 or so. The Super rear mech changed around 1977, I think. The brake cross
> section changed around 1983, AFAIK. And of course you have to guess about
> whether the parts were original to the bike, or represent later updates.
>
> Where I grew up, rims would have usually been Fiamme Red Label, Mavic
> Montherley or Super Champion Arc en Ciels in tubulars. Clinchers were Super
> Champion 58's or Weinmann 124 (?)s Concave for deluxe wheels. I'm not sure if
> the Mavic Module E, the first 1 inch clincher, was on the market that far back.
> Regional preference on rims might be different too.
>
> Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
>
> Doug Van Cleve wrote:
> Howdy folks.
> I just bought the 56cm Silk Hope that Dale mentioned. I have/can get my
> hands on most of a bikes-worth of Nuovo and Super Record parts (brakes are
>
> Super Record I think). I am not trying to match the components to the year
>
> of the frame or anything like that, but I would like it to look right from
>
> say 10 feet away. What should I avoid as being obvious at a glance as too
>
> new? Also, what were the common tubular and clincher rims around 1975?
> Thanks in advance :^)
> Doug Van Cleve
> Chandler, AZ
>
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