Mark Buswell wrote:
> Interesting question you raise Chuck.
>
> But hold on a minute. Wasn't the original Super Record headset
> equipped with an ALUMINUM keyed washer that is 2mm thick? Then
> later, it was switched to the fancy 4mm thick version to eliminate
> the special tool?
>
> I thought that's what was the consensus from earlier.
>
> Mark Buswell
> SF, CA, USA
The keyed washers were steel on the SR headsets I bought in 1977. The aluminum keyed headset washers I saw then were aftermarket and not Campagnolo.
Incidently, I see lots of aluminum nuts on Campagnolo brakes on the bikes on eBay and those weren't stock either. And yes, quite a few of my bikes back in the day were OMAS equipped and all the parts swopping (hotroding) I did on my bikes will confuse future scholars of all things bike.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA