torqueless
Senior Retro Guru
Old money, Old Ned? That advert must be pre-'70s. Judging by the contents it could be older than I am! When were Weinmann 500s introduced? I don't remember that QR. I'm fairly confident that some mid to late '70s 500s were without it. Later I think there was an ugly bulky plastic QR, which is the one that you wouldn't see on a TT bike.
I don't know what it was with Weinmann levers- They were 'bulbous', and the way they mounted to the bars always seemed less than confidence-inspiring compared to Campag, Mafac etc. I never had Universal. You can see plenty of 500 calipers in late '70s TT photos, but the levers are nearly always Campag., or indistinguishable from Campag. I guess there could have been an aspirational side to it also- like saying: "I use Weinmann 500 calipers because they are light, not because I cannot afford Campag- "
My first close-clearance combination was Weinmann 500 calipers (no QR) and Mafac 2000 levers, which were bulky compared to Campag, but not 'bulbous'.
I don't know what it was with Weinmann levers- They were 'bulbous', and the way they mounted to the bars always seemed less than confidence-inspiring compared to Campag, Mafac etc. I never had Universal. You can see plenty of 500 calipers in late '70s TT photos, but the levers are nearly always Campag., or indistinguishable from Campag. I guess there could have been an aspirational side to it also- like saying: "I use Weinmann 500 calipers because they are light, not because I cannot afford Campag- "
My first close-clearance combination was Weinmann 500 calipers (no QR) and Mafac 2000 levers, which were bulky compared to Campag, but not 'bulbous'.