In a message dated 2/11/2006 2:02:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
Can anyone shed light on this seemingly 1960s Campagnolo Record front derailleur that just ended somewhat cheaply on Ebay:
http://ebay.com/
Or, ebay item number 7216813371
It has been my (limited) experience that the 1970s models changed to the larger and flat faced lower clamp pin housing in about 1974 or so. Prior to that, they had a much more rounded and brief face. I have had two 1960s versions with built in cable stop pass through my hands, and both have the round, brief face. This Ebay subject derailleur seems to have the post 1973 flat face, however it also has a built in cable casing stop like 1960s models ... what is up with this? Possible FrankenChanger, or knock-off brand main body substitution? Or, is it simply a version that I haven't noticed yet? Thanks to all...
Must be a short-lived version. Can't be a composite, the face and stop are
all one casting.
>From the models I've seen, the no-stop version appeared around 68 with the
flat face and went into the early 70's. This was probably the same earlier
casting with the stop cut off by hand. I always thought the new casting came
about to eliminate the stop (and to make the pivots stronger since the earlier
models failed there on occasion, or so it mentions in the CR archives). But
this one seems to indicate that there may have been an intermediate casting
that changed the pivots and kept the stop.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA