Unknown Campy Brake set
06-11-06 | 08:08 AM
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Unknown Campy Brake set
A few days ago some dude came into the bike shop with an older road bike (possibly 80's or early 90's) with some really nice and unusual looking Campagnolo brakes. Of course They were very elegant looking, But the thing that was most characteristic of these brakes was that the head of the pivot bolt on both front and rear brakes was shaped like a small spike, I presume to make the brakes more aerodynamic.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
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06-11-06 | 08:30 AM
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Nope. It was the standard "U-shape" caliper.
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06-11-06 | 08:32 AM
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Doesn't sound like the deltas. Sounds like athena or maybe c-record? I have a set but I'm not sure what they are.
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06-11-06 | 08:42 AM
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Mystery solved.
What's the level of quality on these?
Are they still in production?
What's the level of quality on these?
Are they still in production?
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06-11-06 | 09:07 AM
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Yeap thats them.
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06-11-06 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by barba
Here are the Athena brake calipers.
06-11-06 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by vobopl
These are monoplanar Athenas. Look how one arm goes through, not behind the other. They were originaly Chorus, about tine when Record and Croce d'Aune were Deltas. Then, with Chorus upgraded, previous Chorus (I guess with less perfect finish) become Athenas.
06-29-06 | 09:22 AM
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Are they really not great for stopping? Considering the direction Campy is going with their brakes for 2007 (not to mention the crank but don't get me started, as it is it's not C&V discussion) I was thinking of picking up a pair of these to put on the Gazelle next year.
06-29-06 | 11:08 AM
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Damn Susan, you know I have a set of these... and just a few blocks away 
The monoplanars show up on EBAY every so often and are relatively pricey, took me 4 months to win a set. But damn if they don't look all sexy awesome. Stopping power is average.
There is another (older?) line of campy brakes that do not have the fork and knife monoplanar arms that uses cl.... cone shaped fasteners.
The monoplanars show up on EBAY every so often and are relatively pricey, took me 4 months to win a set. But damn if they don't look all sexy awesome. Stopping power is average.
There is another (older?) line of campy brakes that do not have the fork and knife monoplanar arms that uses cl.... cone shaped fasteners.
06-29-06 | 07:12 PM
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The finish on even the Athena monoplanars were amazingly polished. The lower or later models did away with the sexy rocket nose cones and replaced them with mushroom shaped heads.....very disappointing.
06-29-06 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by barba
Here are the Athena brake calipers.
Where is that link?
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