View Poll Results: I watched the CAMBIO OMAC SPORT...
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Dare ya to only watch it once...
05-06-21, 02:51 PM
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Dare ya to only watch it once...
CAMBIO OMAC SPORT
"In 1947, Italian OMAC company developed a product that can be attached to a popular bicycle".
"In 1947, Italian OMAC company developed a product that can be attached to a popular bicycle".
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I'm out. I only looked at the derailleur and the date and there is no way I will only look at this once.
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Wow, I've never seen the likes of that before!
Looks like a more user-friendly version of the Cambio Corsa, operating on the slack side of the chain instead of the taut side as the Corsa does.
Looks like a more user-friendly version of the Cambio Corsa, operating on the slack side of the chain instead of the taut side as the Corsa does.
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05-06-21, 03:03 PM
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Had one. Cambio corsa works better.
1948 Frejus 004 by iabisdb, on Flickr
1948 Frejus 061 by iabisdb, on Flickr
1948 Frejus 004 by iabisdb, on Flickr1948 Frejus 061 by iabisdb, on Flickr
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05-06-21, 03:13 PM
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05-06-21, 03:15 PM
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Had one. Cambio corsa works better.
1948 Frejus 004 by iabisdb, on Flickr
1948 Frejus 061 by iabisdb, on Flickr
1948 Frejus 004 by iabisdb, on Flickr1948 Frejus 061 by iabisdb, on FlickrIs "friction" an aspect of keeping the jockey wheel aligned with the selected cog?
If so, is that friction a function of the seat stay clamps holding the lever mech?
05-06-21, 03:25 PM
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Aside from the shift level position, I don't see how it has much similarity to the Cambio Corsa at all. It uses a tensioner instead of wheel movement in the dropout to maintain chain tension, and it uses a pulley instead of a fork for jockeying the chain.
Judging by the geometry in the video, shifting in the small cogs is probably a bit baulky out on the road.
Judging by the geometry in the video, shifting in the small cogs is probably a bit baulky out on the road.
05-06-21, 03:28 PM
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I'm surprised, but I only watched it once.
It was interesting to see how chain tension was maintained. Seems to do that pretty well.
At a glance, it does seem to put the pulley fairly far from the cogs, so that could make it harder to control the chain's position. Maybe that's why iab prefers the Cambio Corsa?
I'm left wondering why I've never heard of this before (or just forgot?).
... and did it come onto the market before or after the Cambio Corsa?
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It was interesting to see how chain tension was maintained. Seems to do that pretty well.
At a glance, it does seem to put the pulley fairly far from the cogs, so that could make it harder to control the chain's position. Maybe that's why iab prefers the Cambio Corsa?
I'm left wondering why I've never heard of this before (or just forgot?).
... and did it come onto the market before or after the Cambio Corsa?
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05-06-21, 03:33 PM
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... and did it come onto the market before or after the Cambio Corsa?
1947? Campy had been making Cambio Corsa-esque systems for quite a while at that point.
05-06-21, 03:51 PM
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I don't recall seeing it in my copy of the Dancing Chain, and it's too late to ask Berto if it was an also-ran that wasn't significant enough to include.
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05-06-21, 03:59 PM
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It didn't shift. I watched most of the video. I have no idea how they made that magic occur. I'd be in the small cog, twisted that sob so it was touching the spokes and the chain wouldn't move. Same in the opposite direction, chain would not move.
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05-06-21, 04:01 PM
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05-06-21, 04:04 PM
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As for it being unknown, there are actually quite a few obscure Italian derailleurs from prior to 1953 that never found their way to the Berto book.
05-06-21, 04:12 PM
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poking through the Dancing Chain, page 152 mentions 1946 to 1948.
Dave Moulton says it was invented in 1940... Dave Moulton's Blog - Dave Moulton's Bike Blog - The Cambio Corsa: Campagnolo's Early Masterpiece
presumably production was delayed by the war?
edit: must have crossed paths with iab's mention of earlier mentions and uses of the cambio corsa....
another edit... poked around a bit and learned that the concept for the mechanism did evolve in the 30's, but didn't have the Cambio Corsa name. The best summary seems to be from Chuck Schmidt's Campy Timeline at https://www.velo-retro.com/tline.html
here's the relevant text:
[b]1933
After fabricating parts in the backroom of his father's hardware store (Corsa Padova 101, Vincenza), Tullio starts Campagnolo, S.r.l. with the production of the quick release hub. The sliding hub, dual seatstay rod operated, back pedal derailleur (cambio prototype) is patented on May 4th and introduced in August. The pieces of the prototype derailleur are all handmade requiring a massive investment of time and labor. Fratelli Brivio of Brescia (F.B.) becomes the subcontractor for the parts and supplier of the three-piece (steel barrel with aluminum flanges) hubs. Later, the official corporate name becomes Campagnolo Brevetti Internazionali SpA (translation: Campagnolo International Patents Incorporated).
1934
Cambio a bacchetta (translation: rod changer) or Cambio "CAMPAGNOLO" is the name used for sliding hub, dual seatstay rod operated, back pedal derailleur. The slogan becomes "Senza attriti e senza rumore" (i.e., Friction-free and noise-free). The first advertisement for the Cambio "CAMPAGNOLO" appears in Gazzetta dello Sport.
1940
Tullio Campagnolo hires his first fulltime employee, Enrico Piccolo.
<some text removed>
1946
The Cambio Corsa (translation: race changer) is the new name for sliding hub, dual seatstay rod operated, back pedal derailleur; later referred to in Italian as the due leve (translation: two lever) when the una leve (translation: single lever) race changer is introduced in 1949. Two versions of the Cambio Corsa derailleur are available: the short lever Corsa and the long lever Sport. The quick release nut is the original rounded screw head version. On January 12, the Campagnolo winged wheel with quick release logo with the words "Cambio Campagnolo" is registered.
After fabricating parts in the backroom of his father's hardware store (Corsa Padova 101, Vincenza), Tullio starts Campagnolo, S.r.l. with the production of the quick release hub. The sliding hub, dual seatstay rod operated, back pedal derailleur (cambio prototype) is patented on May 4th and introduced in August. The pieces of the prototype derailleur are all handmade requiring a massive investment of time and labor. Fratelli Brivio of Brescia (F.B.) becomes the subcontractor for the parts and supplier of the three-piece (steel barrel with aluminum flanges) hubs. Later, the official corporate name becomes Campagnolo Brevetti Internazionali SpA (translation: Campagnolo International Patents Incorporated).
1934
Cambio a bacchetta (translation: rod changer) or Cambio "CAMPAGNOLO" is the name used for sliding hub, dual seatstay rod operated, back pedal derailleur. The slogan becomes "Senza attriti e senza rumore" (i.e., Friction-free and noise-free). The first advertisement for the Cambio "CAMPAGNOLO" appears in Gazzetta dello Sport.
1940
Tullio Campagnolo hires his first fulltime employee, Enrico Piccolo.
<some text removed>
1946
The Cambio Corsa (translation: race changer) is the new name for sliding hub, dual seatstay rod operated, back pedal derailleur; later referred to in Italian as the due leve (translation: two lever) when the una leve (translation: single lever) race changer is introduced in 1949. Two versions of the Cambio Corsa derailleur are available: the short lever Corsa and the long lever Sport. The quick release nut is the original rounded screw head version. On January 12, the Campagnolo winged wheel with quick release logo with the words "Cambio Campagnolo" is registered.
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is there a good source for the dates of production for the Cambio Corsa?
poking through the Dancing Chain, page 152 mentions 1946 to 1948.
Dave Moulton says it was invented in 1940... Dave Moulton's Blog - Dave Moulton's Bike Blog - The Cambio Corsa: Campagnolo's Early Masterpiece
presumably production was delayed by the war?
edit: must have crossed paths with iab's mention of earlier mentions and uses of the cambio corsa....
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poking through the Dancing Chain, page 152 mentions 1946 to 1948.
Dave Moulton says it was invented in 1940... Dave Moulton's Blog - Dave Moulton's Bike Blog - The Cambio Corsa: Campagnolo's Early Masterpiece
presumably production was delayed by the war?
edit: must have crossed paths with iab's mention of earlier mentions and uses of the cambio corsa....
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05-07-21, 07:58 AM
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That is so cool; but how many teeth is the chain engaging when on the smallest cog?
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Most Italians will call it due stecche or due leve, 2 levers.
I have really only discerned 2 versions of it until Campagnolo moved to the 1 lever "Paris Roubaix" derailleur named after Coppi's PR win in 1950(ish?). On the other hand, I have seen at least a dozen iterations of the rear dropouts from the mid-30s to 1946. After teh war, Campagnolo was pretty consistent with what he produced for dropouts and derailleurs.
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I watched the video once, but I will watch it again. It's not every day you see a completely different derailleur idea. Derailleurs with one pulley wheel are notoriously bad at shifting, but if you got two on there, I wonder...
Edit... I watched it again, and then I paused the video and just stared at the thing for a while. Getting the wheel off, to change a tire or something, must be a real PITA.
Edit... I watched it again, and then I paused the video and just stared at the thing for a while. Getting the wheel off, to change a tire or something, must be a real PITA.
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So "other" = two, six, seven, eight, or nine viewings (or none at all), making this one of the most randomly broken polls ever. I love it!
Cool video though.
Cool video though.
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I guess it didn't do shift.
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