Bicycle Mechanics - What does Breve mean?

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playera
02-13-08, 10:44 AM
Campagnola uses the term breve for some of its components. What does breve mean?
masiman
02-13-08, 10:58 AM
brevette (or Brev. or Brevettato) is Italian for "patented."
Thanks to: Campy Only Trivia (http://campyonly.com/tipstrivia.html)
Scooper
02-13-08, 11:03 AM
Campagnolo Brevetti Internazionali S.p.A. = Campagnolo International Patents Incorporated
Campagnolo Brevetti Internazionali S.p.A. is Campagnolo's official corporate name.
From the 1968 Catalog (No. 17):
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/k4drd/Bicycles/1968CampagnoloCorpAddress.jpg
howsteepisit
02-13-08, 07:03 PM
Back in the day, we all thought brev. camp. meant "get tough or die"
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