Originally Posted by
repechage
A brief moment in time, Corsa Record and toe clips and straps.
Terrific.
Roche’s setup especially is unusual in that he is still using Cobalto brake levers without integrated quick release in combination with a slightly later Delta caliper also without a quick release.
The combination was of course never intended to be used together, with a C-Record brake lever with integrated quick release appearing in late 1986 catalogues, well before this photo was taken during the 1987 Giro.
More obvious of course is that Visentini and Breukink are still using exposed cables even though their brake levers, whether Cobalto or C-Record, could be readily set up with “aero” cables.