Originally Posted by
Drillium Dude
When you say Campy continued to see the NR FD as SR, what do you mean exactly? My understanding is that other than the black anodizing and holes in the outer plate, the derailleurs were the same. Sure, later models sported a smaller band, but that feature appeared on both models.
DD
There were a few SR FD's, all silver with holes in outer cage plate, these preceeded the black version. But perusing ebay listings there's reference that Campy didn't have a specific FD in it's earliest groups and that there wasn't a specific FD until '78. And yes, I have seen blue Super Record hub boxes.
My take on the hubs is this...it's symmantics. 'Record' hubs were used in 'Record', 'Nuovo' and 'Super' groups. Same hubs in different groups.