Oh, they weren't all that bad... Some did strip out though (probably when ham-fisted bike mechanics over-tightened 'em).

I felt like going out to the garage to take a pic. From left to right; 2 bolt Super, next the early 1 bolt (Nuovo Super), and then the later 1 bolt. As for lurker's original question on flute length (rather personal question), I think the even earlier 1 bolt post with the bead-blasted top may have had the longer flutes...? You can see the really long fluting on the old 2 bolt Super, so my guess is that when the Nuovo Super came out, it kept the long fluting for a while...? Or maybe I'm just confused, and different batches came out some with blasted tops, and some polished...? I've always thought the polished tops were the last of 'em, from '83 on.