Originally Posted by
BlueDevil63
This is truly one of my ultra grail bikes. To complete my Masi collection. It is too small for me so my lust is partially dulled. I am sure others can do just as well but I can certainly fill you in on 60s Campy. NR showed up in '67. I think a '69 NR rear derailleur would be the plain "PATENT" with no date. There is more variation in front derailleurs in that time period than rear derailleurs. The '69 catalog shows the front derailleur with the cable stop integrated into the clamp. You don't really need the cable stop with the clamp on the bike now but I think that is all you could get in 69. You can get a clamp with a cable stop instead of a cable guide to work with the cable stop on the FD. I assume it had Universal 68s? They are not super hard to come by and aren't too pricey but you may have to look around for awhile. I picked up a NOS set for my '70 Windor Pro project and I don't think they were super expensive. The levers and hoods can be a bit harder to find than the calipers in my experience. Glad to offer any help I can. I am sure others more knowledgeable than me will correct anything I said wrong above
Thanks for the load of info already!
I have a spare FD body like the one described; I suppose I could get away with using the shifting fork on this and mating it to the body I have - there will be an engraved ring on the post where the c-clip would go, but what the hey?
RD is stamped "Patent" - but get this: it's also been
drilliumed, and not by yours truly
The owner and I were talking bikes and got 'round to talking about my little hobby - that's when he pointed out the oval milling on the back plate of the RD. While we're at it, he missed pointing out some other weight-saving mods he'd made to it; I'll take pics and share those tomorrow once I have the RD cleaned up. Small world, huh? What are the chances the second-ever owner is into drilling holes in stuff just like the first owner?
He also told me he'd run Universal 68s until a couple years ago when he scared himself silly braking on a downhill there on San Juan Island. He upgraded to the Veloces at that time. Alas, he did not have those brakes in the spares box - but, boy oh boy, did he have a load of other great spares! Again, pics tomorrow - geez, I really should be in bed - of all the extras he tossed in. I had to take it all, although I really didn't want to. I felt I was getting too much for my money, until he told me he'd either be giving them to me or tossing them in the trash.
Couldn't argue with that
However, I still made him promise to give me his Paypal addy so that I could transfer a little extra to him for the unexpected large amount of spares. I was happy to see he did send that in an email once I'd gotten home; I transferred the amount I suggested while at his house and feel a lot better about the value-for-money total in the end.
Lots more info on this fun half-day to come. However, before I hit the hay, I want to give a shout-out to
Epicus07; had it not been for his tipping me to the CL ad, I'd still be a Masi-less Colnago-hoarder. I'm still a Colnago-hoarder, but I'm no longer Masi-less - thanks to Eliot
Take a bow, dude!
Goodnight...
DD