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Nervex professional lugset. The bottom bracket shells are scarce
and the boxes are rare.
Campagnolo dropouts for the Cambio Corsa derailleur set.
The Cambio Corsa derailed the chain after it was loosened when the rear axle
moved forward in the teeth of the dropout. Once the correct cog was selected and
the chain was in place, the axle was made to move back in the teeth of the
dropout until the chain tension was correct. Note that these dropouts had 17
teeth. |
These Paris-Roubaix dropouts were dang similar to the Cambio Corsa
dropouts shown on the left, but they had 19 teeth.
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These Campy 80/1 dealies were for a framebuilder to convert an,
"old fashioned" frame without dropout hangers, (like for Cambio
Corsa) to frames that could handle a "modern" derailleur. |
The earliest non-toothed dropouts, as shown in the
"un-numbered" Campagnolo catalog, were referred to as Gran
Sport, (not yet #1010) and were marked "BREV o" which is a
contraction of "BREVATTATO". On these earliest rear dropouts,
the adjusters were 4mm in diameter and did not have any knurled knob on
the rearmost end. Rather, they were slotted only. These adjusting bolts
were later reduced to 3mm in diameter, were fitted with a knob end and at
the same time, "BREVATTATO" was shortened to "BREV."
Shown is a very early and very rare, "BREV.o" front dropout. |

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Campy 1010 long horizontal dropouts, with eyelets. These are an earlier
style with less-bulky eyelets with threaded holes that are usually
off-center.
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Campy 1010 long horizontal dropouts with eyelets, with a single hole
for the spring on the Sport rear der. Note that the "boss" for
the hole was cast in. It's not simply that a hole was drilled. |
Campy 1010 long horizontal dropouts, with eyelets. These are a later
style with bulkier eyelets with threaded holes that are usually
well-centered. |
Extraordinarily rare Campy 1010 long, horizontal dropouts with
eyelets fashioned in Titanium for Pino Maroni and Cecil Behringer's
"Pinbehr" titanium bike c. 1973. These titanium frames were brazed
and lugged. Pino and Cecil
challenged all with it's strength by riding it down a long series of stairs!
It's my understanding that Campagnolo made these eyeletted and non-eyeletted
titanium dropouts for them (only 25 sets made) for this purpose.
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Campy 1010/1 long horizontal dropouts that are stamped/pressed, rather
than forged and machined like the 1010's and 1010/B's. |
Campy 1060 "Sport" vertical dropouts as seen on some Jack
Taylors. These are stamped/pressed, like the 1010/1's. |
Campy 1010/B short horizontal dropouts made in Italy. Note the machined
surfaces on the front dropouts and the parallel aspect of the opening on
the rears. |
Campy 1010/B short horizontal dropouts made in Taiwan. Note the
non-machined surfaces on the front dropouts and the non-parallel aspect of
the opening on the rears. Also, there is significant extra metal, (flash)
that has "squeezed-out" from the forging. This makes for extra
work for the framebuilder. Also, compare the window opening with the
Italian 1010/B's. Finally the tabs that get inserted into the stays must
be bent inward slightly. This is not the case with other earlier versions
of Campagnolo forged dropouts. |
Extraordinarily rare Campy 1010/A long, horizontal dropouts without
eyelets, fashioned in Titanium for Pino Maroni and Cecil Behringer's
trail-blazing "Pinbehr" titanium bike c. 1973. These
titanium frames were brazed and lugged. |
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Simplex dropouts
Old British dropouts. Reynolds 531 double-butted cutaway salesman's samples