Originally Posted by
juvela
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Hello again Andy,
You wrote:
"In the other thread, verktyg mentioned that around 1976 the market was pushing back against stamped dropouts. Unless the Campagnolo brand offered these an exception we may be narrowing in on a date range here, no?"
Unsure of the direction of reasoning here. The 1010/1 ends set is shown in catalogue nr. 12 of 1953 on page 19. It still appears in catalogue nr. 18 of 1985, on page 34. Do not see its presence or absence as much of a trend/fashion point.
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So the reasoning depended on (1) my perception that the 1010/1 is a stamped dropout, (2) your statement that it must have been made no earlier than 1973, and (3) verktyg's statement that people didn't want stamped dropouts much after about 1976. Even at that, it wasn't water tight reasoning -- more like following a clue to see if it led anywhere.