What are these brakes?

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I was given these brakes and told they were possibly C-Record, maybe Chorus (though I think they might be pre-Chorus), maybe something else... anyways, please help me identify them. I have had a look through some of the old catalogues available around the net but haven't had any success finding them yet. I did find a photo at the bottom of the Campy-Only "Retro Gallery".

Thanks for any help! I find these brakes very elegant... I'm told they don't work all that well, though.

 

[juiceboxx]

i think athena? i saw a thread with a pic of the groupset these are from but cannot find anymore....

 

[jango]

I agree, Athena.

one caliper can be seen in the pic here for comparison http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ght=athena

 

[Shamus]

+1 for Athena

 

[richardf]

the sexiest road caliper ever made IMO. Lucky you to be given some for free. They attract very decent money on ebay.

 

[juiceboxx]

the sexiest road caliper ever made IMO. Lucky you to be given some for free. They attract very decent money on ebay.

dammit, don't sell them eff. :roll:

 

[ferrus]

They are very nice, -really show Campag's unique elegance of design and style (in the past, anyway.. :roll: )
~ I love 'em !

 

[JPintheCAN]

Again, a vote for athena.

And a big hand for the little bed that you made for them makes them look even more glamorous!

 

[FemtoMetre]

What a Love in, oh the brakes say 'Campagnolo'; At the LBS, we had customers complaining about Campy Brakes, I don't know about the Athenas but Campy often makes poor brakes but the levers were good. We sent them back. This webpage discusses it: http://yarchive.net/bike/brake_leverage.html Dia Compe's are much better.

 

[richardf]

the sexiest road caliper ever made IMO. Lucky you to be given some for free. They attract very decent money on ebay.

dammit, don't sell them eff. i gave those to joe so he should have given them to you. i didn't give him all that campy stuff to him, to make a profit from people we know mutually. :roll:

Don't worry - I wasn't recommending he sell them - he should keep them and enjoy them himself. Just making an observation that they seem to sell well on ebay at the moment. It's only because I've been after a pair for months and gave up cos they were IMO selling for too much (or more than I was willing to pay)