David,
I think they are red, but I would have to go down to the garage and dig them out. I don't have a set of the Mod 61 engraved in hand to compare. Consensus seems that my logic was reversed. :-[
Phil Sieg Knoxville, Tennessee
David Bilenkey wrote:
>Phil,
>
>The calipers that have merely the "Universal" and not the "Mod. 61",
>what
>colour lettering do they have? Red perhaps? Not the standard Universal
>blue?
>
>That's neither here nor there, just an observation. Comparing the two
>sets,
>would you note a qualitative difference between them? In my experience,
>the
>calipers lacking the Mod.61 are a later, mid-70's set and were of a
>lower
>quality. Plating was cheaper, the polish on the aluminium parts not a
>good.
>Something usually found on many bike boom bikes.
>
>David
>--
>David Bilenkey
>Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
>dbilenkey@sympatico.ca
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
>>[mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Phil Sieg
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:07 AM
>>To: Classic Rendezvous
>>Subject: [CR]Universal Mod 61 calipers
>>
>>
>>I have a question about dating Universal center-pulls. I've seen two
>>versions. One is engraved "Universal Mod. 61" and the other just
>>"Universal", of which I have a pair. I assume the latter is
>>also a Mod
>>61 since that is apparently the only center-pull they made.
>>Which came
>>first?
>>
>>Logic would dictate that the one labeled "Universal" was
>>first, with the
>>one bearing the model designation introduced when a new,
>>different model
>>came into the line (Mod 68?). But logic doesn't always hold.
>> Anyone know.
>>
>>TIA.
>>
>>--
>>Phil Sieg
>>Knoxville, Tennessee