Originally Posted by
Miele Man
There's the legend that Campagnolo couldn't get his wingnuts loose on a a climb in the mountains during a race and that inspired him to invent the quick-release.
Classic story! I was crushed when I read among other discrepancies his name does not appear on the entry list of that race.
Hey, even if it was a routine training ride, chapeau for the quick release, Tullio!