Whether or not first gen SR levers were drilled and countersunk, I can't say, but the levers that just sold look pretty much the same as all the SR levers in my collection, and they certainly are not drilled and countersunk.... Have a close look at Peter's auction pics. Do those look drilled and countersunk to you?
:-/
David -- David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada dbilenkey@sympatico.ca
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of
> Riccardo Bulissimo
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:32 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Those first Generation SR brake levers: the
> whole "Holy cow, its about the holiest of holes" story
>
>
> Faster than you can say "Tullio would have it so", an email
> from the underbidder arrived in my inbox enlightening me
> regarding WHY those SR levers were indeed first generation
> and worthy of the high recent sales price. Since the info did
> not appear to be sent to the CR list ( for reasons I won't
> speculate on) I share it now:
>
> "Although they were fitted with new, later version
> shield hoods and plastic grommets, they were, in fact,
> first generation levers, distinguished from later
> versions by drilled and countersunk holes. Later
> versions of SR levers had stamped holes that appeared
> to be countersunk, but on close inspection,
> particularly at the tips, the holes on later versions
> appear to be ovalized and stretched, the result of
> stamping flat sheets of alluminum beofore they were
> extruded into levers. See what I'm talking about on
> these later versions (incorrectly described as 1st gen
> levers). First gen levers, BTW, were available in long
> and short reach."
>
> Everyone can now leap up from their workspaces and rush to
> there collections of SR levers to check on the holy status of
> thereof. Let's see who is first to discover they have the
> first type....
> Riccardo Bulissimo
> Verdi (not so holy) Nevada