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07-11-10 | 10:20 AM

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Bikes: '39 Hobbs, '58 Marastoni, '73 Italian custom, '75 Wizard, '76 Wilier, '78 Tom Kellogg, '79 Colnago Super, '79 Sachs, '81 Masi Prestige, '82 Cuevas, '83 Picchio Special, '84 Murray-Serotta, '85 Trek 170, '89 Bianchi, '90 Bill Holland, '94 Grandis

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Originally Posted by cudak888

Both timelines are about as accurate as a blind man at a skeet shooting range.

For that matter, despite the few bits of factual information at Campy Only, there's been more nonsense put to words on that site about Campagnolo than any other.

-Kurt

Werd. The stuff about Tullio "inventing" the derailleur is especially choice.

That said, both timelines are OK as rough guides - I think Chuck's is a little better, and I believe the Campyonly timeline may originally have been based on it to some extent.

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