Jesper
Wore out three sets of tires already!
I recently picked up a very nice set (appear to barely have been used, cages tips unscratched, straps unsoiled) Campy Triomphe pedals. I am finishing up a Guerciotti Sprint which specified Triomph and Victory components. I like these better than the Victory style due to the shaped pedal to left and right shoe. They look great from all angles!
I looked up the velobase entry and it mentions that the axle material is "cement steel" as descibed in the Campy catalog. I looked up the catalog where they appear (only found in 1986 bis. Catalog that I saw) and there is no mention of the axle material. The part numbers for the axles were the the same for Triomphe, Victory, and Gran Sport pedals (1986 catalog; not shown in 1986 bis.).
Upon researching "cement or blister steel" (are they the same?) it refers to rather old methods of introducing carbon into the steel.
Was this practice still being used in the 1980s for production of axles and the like? Has anyone seen the Campy catalog that mentions this detail or technique? Just my curiousity
I have seen some things in velobase that are incorrect or assumptions based on best knowledge at hand so I take things with a grain of salt; but the specific reference to a material type sourced from a manufacturer's catalog should be accurate regardless of what Campy actually means by "cement steel" (unless it was a "lost in translation" error).
I appreciate any light that can be shed on this subject. Any ideas @bulldog1935 ?
I looked up the velobase entry and it mentions that the axle material is "cement steel" as descibed in the Campy catalog. I looked up the catalog where they appear (only found in 1986 bis. Catalog that I saw) and there is no mention of the axle material. The part numbers for the axles were the the same for Triomphe, Victory, and Gran Sport pedals (1986 catalog; not shown in 1986 bis.).
Upon researching "cement or blister steel" (are they the same?) it refers to rather old methods of introducing carbon into the steel.
Was this practice still being used in the 1980s for production of axles and the like? Has anyone seen the Campy catalog that mentions this detail or technique? Just my curiousity
I have seen some things in velobase that are incorrect or assumptions based on best knowledge at hand so I take things with a grain of salt; but the specific reference to a material type sourced from a manufacturer's catalog should be accurate regardless of what Campy actually means by "cement steel" (unless it was a "lost in translation" error).
I appreciate any light that can be shed on this subject. Any ideas @bulldog1935 ?