Here we are again with the ultimate comparison list of all the Campagnolo Nuovo Record brake levers from 1968 until their very end in 1987.
First generation ’68-’72
Note that the left lever has been polished and does not have the original finish anymore
- typical round cable entry at the bottom
- non anodised lever body (photos show corrosion, also first generation Gran Sport levers will not have an anodised body, there are 2 versions as far as we know: with and without anodised body)
- looooong reach
- zink plated bar clamps (idem to Gran Sport)
- the only period correct levers for the rare “no logo” record brakes from 1968
- flatter “tip” (see 6th photo)
- logo stamped extremely close near the top of the lever
- not rare but very desirable
- brown globe logo hoods
Second gen ’73-mid ’78
This set has been pantographed, this is not how they came out of the factory
- same long reach as first gen
- anodized body (sweat from rider’s hands affected the lever bodies)
- slightly different anodisation technique
- U-shaped cable entry
- chromed bar clamp
- logo stamped high on the lever
- brown globe logo hoods
Fun fact: there was a short reach version for people with small hands. There aren’t many of these around, I’ve only seen one set on the internet. Take a look at this. scroll a bit and you will find them in his awsome collection https://hicampy.bizmw.com/profile1041.html
Third gen ’78-’85
- short reach (for the ‘piccolo’ brakes)
- logo stamped a bit lower than before
- hard anodized body
- ’78-’81 brown globe logo hoods, starting from 1982 all Campagnolo levers got the ‘shield logo’ lever hoods
Fourth gen ’85-’87?
Might be ’86, nobody exaclty knows when Campagnolo exactly ceased production of Nuovo Record. Super Record production ended in 1987.
- rare
- shield logo bar clamp (new design like C-Record with hex key
- no brev. camp stamped in the cable bushing
- short reach
- bronw shield logo hoods
Comparison of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
How did you determine the early version years? Velo-Pages posts a different year for the two…
http://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=24353
I am looking for a 1968-72 pair, but I can’t find them. Do you have a pair for sale?
Thank you.
Unfortunately I don’t sell campagnolo record levers, they are a pain in the ass to find in good condition (especially the early ones) I’ve been lucky finding a couple of old beglian bikes with complete nuovo record groupsets, I try to match the years and components as good as I can when found (most of them have shimano exage levers which makes dating levers a lot harder). But nothing is 100% sure ofcourse, only a few people can tell exactly when they rolled out of the factory…
It’s a pocket museum here
awesome!
I often have to go take look..