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Old 11-07-06 | 03:10 AM
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Bikes: Gazelle Trim Trophy, EG Bates Track Bike, HR Bates Cantiflex bike, Nigel Dean fixed gear conversion, Raleigh Royal, Falcon Westminster.

Campagnolo Visual Database Project

A conversation in the Catch of the Day thread got me thinking about this. As Kurt said in there, there is currently no pictorial database of campy parts on the web to help you identify what you have. This would be the ideal resource, really, for knowledge-free muppets like me when they're trying to figure what they've got, and where it fits.

So, I thought to myself, why don't WE do it, the BF C&V forum? There can be few internet groups who know more about the topic (and we can call for advice from the ClassicRendezvous list when necessary!), and since we're all clearly internet geeks, we probably have the other skills too. Most of us have, or have had, Campy pieces, and have pictures. Some of use know a lot about what's what. I'm a semi-professional writer. We could do this, and create a really fantastic resource for vintage bike fans.

I would be happy to be the contact point for collecting photos, and I also don't mind doing some or all of the writing. What we'd also need is someone with web design skills, and a sensible way to pay for hosting. That, and for all of you to contribute your Campy pics and knowledge of course.....

So, who's with me? There's no money in it of course, but there's the pride of creating something really good, plus we'd have the resource there to use in future ourselves.....
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