Re: [CR] Curious Campagnolo Clamp

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

From: "Tom Harriman" <transition202@hotmail.com>
To: <seaneee175@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:53:28 +0000
In-Reply-To: <817DD05D-82C6-4C26-9B69-F795A8F49AF2@gmail.com>
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Cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Curious Campagnolo Clamp


Hi Sean.

It looks to me like a seat post clamp. While these are very common on mountain bikes, this is the first one I have seen by Campy. For several decades seat post were often in the range of 25.4 to 26.4 before the industry settled on the the standard 27.2 around 1990. In my experience these don't have allot of grip, and I would never use this for either a handlebar or a stem. Good luck with finding a buyer for this.

Tom (safe handlebars & stem) Harriman San Francisco, Ca


> From: seaneee175@gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:03:46 -0700
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] Curious Campagnolano Clamp
>
> Say that three times fast.
>
> At any rate. I came across this Campagnolo clamp some time ago. It was sold to me as Handlebar Clamp, which I dismissed thinking it was a seat tube/seatpost clamp. Dug it out the other day and put it in my "fund a new bike pile". Took a good look, plus some measurements and it's 25.4mm inner diameter, 1", which puts it around the stem area. So now I'm confused as to what it really is.
>
> The clamp body is steel, stamped with the world logo. There is not type of plating on it, just bare steel. The QR mechanism looks to be crudely nickel plated. Both the lever and the nut have campagnolo stamps. The lever has raised bumps around the campy wordmark, but no "open c". Pics can be found here:
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/assemblylinecollective/sets/72157624175487783/
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> There is also a small "C" stamped into the main body.
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> My thought is it might be a headset clamp custom made for someone or possibly something from a town bike or folder.
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> Any thoughts?
>
> Sean Flores
> San Francisco, CA
> USA