Riccardo Bulissimo wrote:
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> This particular thread has been fun reading for me at least. There is another aspect the levers which I have noticed and as we are intent on delving into the minutia, consider this:
> If you measure the distance between the top of the campagnolo on the lever handle to the top edge of the the piece, I note a certain consistancy between the first and later version. Has anyone else noticed this? I could go and line up all the levers again and measure if we really need to. The levers with the smaller dimension have also markedly more angle at the top where the lever closes against the body. The later levers are more or less at 90 degrees, which make them open up less when they are mated to the body, thus would work for smaller hands.
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Riccardo, this is the "short reach" and "long reach" lever designation (description, actually) that people have been referring to on the list. People not paying close attention might think people are referring to calipers instead of levers.
Campagnolo never made mention of this distinction in the levers, only the calipers.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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