Tom:
All I can bring to the party on this is that gentleman I purchased the fram e from said he bought it in Milan in 1983 and the entire gruppo on the fram e is original. I have to take him at his word.
Regards,
Jack
Jack (Giacomo) Gabus Laguna Beach, CA United States of America jack@sh
ermangabus.com http://www.wooljersey.com/
> From: Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Was 7-Eleven Merckx, now Caliper arm shapes, but NOT chrome on a
luminum
> To: jack_gabus@yahoo.com, "John Baron" <jb@velostuf.com>, "Ray Dobbins" <
raydobbins2003@yahoo.com>, "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist
.org>
> Date: Monday, August 4, 2008, 8:07 AM
> Funny how these threads crossed. I went to view pics of
> Jack's 7-11 Merckx and stumbled upon a familar
> Specialissima. This is THE bike I was discussing with John
> Barron a few months back. In contrast to Ray's
> Specialissima, Jack's has calipers that appear to be
> based on the later script logo calipers
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/
>
> Ah-ha! And going to John's website just now I see
> that he's been reflecting on this issue...
>
> http://www.velostuf.com/
>
> John, I agree with your conclusion that your Bianchi
> calipers are based on the later "script logo"
> calipers, and I will add that I believe that this is also
> the case with Jack's calipers. Also, I suspect that the
> rare set of block-logo-with-later-profile arms that are
> shown on your site are probably exactly what Campy provided
> to Bianchi to make the later style of Specialissima
> panto'd calipers. http://www.velostuf.com/
>
> Looking at all three sets (Jack's Bianchi set,
> John's Bianchi set, and the NIP
> block-logo-with-later-profile set) you can see that they all
> have the full compliment of later style hardware normally
> associated with the 1985 and later script logo calipers.
> It is possible that Campy was providing these sets to
> Bianchi (and others?) before 1985, but I have my doubts.
> While a reprofiled arm was available as early as the 1983
> intro of the Anni group, the Anni calipers used the same
> hardware as the old block logo calipers (aside from the
> locknut, and arguably better chrome). The hardware on
> these three caliper sets didn't show up on any Campy
> production before 1985, AFAIK. Jack, is it possible that
> your calipers are not original to the Specialissima, or that
> your Specialissima is later than the 1983 vintage you
> ascribe?
>
> Tom Dalton
>
> Bethlehem Pennsylvania, USA