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11-08-10, 10:04 AM
this Olmo arrived with a mishmash of bits - Campagnolo GS derailleurs, Mafac brakes, nifty Campagnolo "FM (Moser)" pantoed shifters (see attached)...
I'd like to build it back up with something period appropriate and of best quality.
I was going to swap over some what I think are Nuovo Record bits from another bike except that those shifters are clamp-on whereas this Olmo requires braise-ons.
Q1. in the same era, would one have the choice, in the same gruppo, of clamp-on versus braise-on shifters, depending on how the frame was built?
Q2. in an ideal world, what would make best sense for this frame (I have quite a range of spare Campagnolo bits to work from.) if it was a recreational frame, maybe the GS setup would be most suitable and so I just have to find Campagnono brakes and brake levers.
Q3. I have a heck of a time distinguishing the various Campagolo models of that era. Would there have been a GS brake and lever different from a NR brake and lever? or would they have used the same Brakes and levers and just used different derailleurs?
I'd like to build it back up with something period appropriate and of best quality.
I was going to swap over some what I think are Nuovo Record bits from another bike except that those shifters are clamp-on whereas this Olmo requires braise-ons.
Q1. in the same era, would one have the choice, in the same gruppo, of clamp-on versus braise-on shifters, depending on how the frame was built?
Q2. in an ideal world, what would make best sense for this frame (I have quite a range of spare Campagnolo bits to work from.) if it was a recreational frame, maybe the GS setup would be most suitable and so I just have to find Campagnono brakes and brake levers.
Q3. I have a heck of a time distinguishing the various Campagolo models of that era. Would there have been a GS brake and lever different from a NR brake and lever? or would they have used the same Brakes and levers and just used different derailleurs?