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11-26-13 | 12:19 PM

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cyclotoine

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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson

The one on the left looks like a Super Record race, which had to be thinner than the Record race to offset the thicker aluminum cups on the Super Record unit. Campy wanted the stack height to stay the same, so people could easily upgrade to Super Record. Thus, the crown race was made thinner.

Thanks John! You're right, the left most one does appear to be shallower. Does anyone have a photo of a late model nuovo record crown race?

Edit Found this: Indeed thicker:

Another angle of the later Nuovo Record race.

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Last edited by cyclotoine; 11-26-13 at 12:26 PM.

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