Aero levers, first introduced ?
- Thread starter Mike Muz
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one-eyed_jim
Old School Grand Master
People were certainly modifying standard levers by the late seventies, but I don't know who produced the first commercial offerings, or when.
By the mid eighties they were becoming quite mainstream. Shimano's aero groups from the early eighties (circa '82-'83) featured them. Pictures from the pro peloton seem to show 1986 as the tipping point - the year Campagnolo C-Record became available. Dia Compe aero levers are shown in their 1986 catalogue.
By the mid eighties they were becoming quite mainstream. Shimano's aero groups from the early eighties (circa '82-'83) featured them. Pictures from the pro peloton seem to show 1986 as the tipping point - the year Campagnolo C-Record became available. Dia Compe aero levers are shown in their 1986 catalogue.
one-eyed_jim
Old School Grand Master
Re: Re:
Here's Fignon in 1984 with modified Super Record levers:
http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/file ... 603596.jpg
Here's Hinault in '81:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73 ... 30807e.jpg
http://www.gitaneusa.com/images/models/ ... inault.jpg
and Dave Lloyd in '80-'82:
http://www.davelloydcoaching.com/gallery/85_orig/
http://www.davelloydcoaching.com/gallery/69_orig/
http://www.davelloydcoaching.com/gallery/99_orig/
Modolo Kronos apparently appeared in '83.
Dunno. Got any pictures?Mike Muz 67":3mbojo99 said:
Here's Fignon in 1984 with modified Super Record levers:
http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/file ... 603596.jpg
Here's Hinault in '81:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73 ... 30807e.jpg
http://www.gitaneusa.com/images/models/ ... inault.jpg
and Dave Lloyd in '80-'82:
http://www.davelloydcoaching.com/gallery/85_orig/
http://www.davelloydcoaching.com/gallery/69_orig/
http://www.davelloydcoaching.com/gallery/99_orig/
Modolo Kronos apparently appeared in '83.
one-eyed_jim
Old School Grand Master
Here's Shaun Yates in '84:
http://www.velouk.net/wp-content/upload ... hSport.jpg
They look like Dia Compe to me.
http://www.velouk.net/wp-content/upload ... hSport.jpg
They look like Dia Compe to me.
one-eyed_jim
Old School Grand Master
... and here's a Peugeot PH12 from 1983 with CLB Pro levers and a funky aero bottle!
http://cyclespeugeot.com/PDFs/1983French.pdf
http://cyclespeugeot.com/PDFs/1983French.pdf
I have some Modolo Speedy levers from 1984 which can be set up either way. These have a small cable roller that fits where the normal cable anchor fits in the lever blade. The cable nipple sits in the non-aero cable exit. The outer runs out of the bottom end of the lever body as normal.
All the best,
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