Hi Alfred,
Those gizmos are there for facilitate getting the wheel back in more quickly. They funnel the tire between the brake shoes. I have seen them get broken from using them the way you describe... Can't help you on the Campagnucci signature.
Regards, Jamie Swan http://www.centerportcycles.com (mapped) http://www.cabinfeverliquidations.com http://www.limws.org http://www.liatca.org
On Dec 4, 2005, at 7:16 AM, Alfredo Marcantonio wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> You are all aquainted with those little metal tabs that clip-on brake
> shoes so you can pull the brake calipers together more easily........
>
> Well, I have just cleaned the crud off a set of four of of them and
> what I assumed was a Campag script logo actually reads Campagnucci!
>
> Anyone ever heard of these boys or were they just a firm of specialist
> 'little clip-on metal tab for brake shoe' manufacturers?
>
> Alfredo Marcantonio
> Twickenham, England