Euclid.

(I actually just bought that set w/u-brakes and grips as well coincidentally).

 

Euclid.

(I actually just bought that set w/u-brakes and grips as well coincidentally).

I believe that Campy labeled the brakes as Mono Planer, not U brakes. I do believe that that sotto grouppo was part of the first effort from Campagnolo in the mtb realm. I set up a few bikes with these back in the day and could never seem to get them to work all that well in index mode but they were bomb proof in friction mode.

The boxed sets of brakes, levers and brakes made the rounds of the special sheets around 1990 and there must have been quite a few of them made as they pop up quite often. There is a set of them in the MBHOF display case that i stuck in the collection in 91'. The levers on the earliest ones were longer however. The cranks were nice and one version of the front derailleurs had a slick way of being adaptable to different size seat tubes.

I have a 27.2 seatpost that Willits made for me using the head from a Euclid post I had that was an odd size. Also a set of levers and shifters somewhere.....they are sure ugly!

 

Hey I have been doing some research of my own into trying to ID some campy parts and I found the list you may be looking for... from highest to lowest they are:

-Record OR
-Euclid
-Olympus
-Centaur
-Icarus
-Themis

checkhttp://www.andysbikes.com/articles/campagMTB/index.html for pics that help ID any parts you have...good luck

 

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Hi,
here my Mantis with complete Euclid group six speed,
only hubset are centaur.
Ciao
Andrea

 

... from highest to lowest they are:

-Record OR
-Euclid
-Olympus
-Centaur
-Icarus
-Themis

That is no exactly correct. You list various generations. RecordOR is later than Euclid for example. Centaur sat only a tiny bit below Euclid and was more high end than Olympus.

This is also a helpfull source: http://www.campyonly.com/history/timeline.html

 

Hi,
here my Mantis with complete Euclid group six speed,
only hubset are centaur.
Ciao
Andrea

The crank seems to be later than the rest of the group.

 

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Hi,
I am not sure about crankset,
I bought it on Ebay some year ago.....

 

Hello, thanks for I.D.ing my brake/shifters and also for the 2 web sites. Very helpful. Now it's time to find the rest of the parts needed. Looks like Euclid was fairly high up on the food chain for Campy mtb components.

 

I don't know enough about it to tell how correct my list is...it's just taken off that website...so take it with a grain of salt.

 

That Site Is A Bad Resource

A lot of incorrect info there.

1995: Record O.R.
1994: Record O.R.
1993: Record O.R., Icarus, Centaur
1992: Record O.R., Icarus, Centaur ...I think there was also some redesigned Euclid sold before the roll out of Record O.R. to replace it.
1991: Euclid, Centaur, Olympus, Themis, Xenon
1990: Euclid, Centaur, Olympus, Themis, Xenon
1989: Euclid

Campy MTB parts are notoriously difficult to identify as they had no names on them and no product numbers stamped into them. Add to this that there were tandem groups that used cantilever brakes, triple cranks, and long cage derailleurs different from the MTB stuff, and that Athena was available with a triple crank and long cage derailleur. Xenon and Themis were both road/MTB groups...kind of like touring stuff I guess.
Centaur was not a road group at the time. That is a relatively modern development. The only road group and mtb group with the same name were Record....that's why it got the O.R. designation. No other Campy MTB parts have O.R. in their name.

Andrea's crank is probably correct although it may be a Centaur. It is deffinately of the correct vintage as Campagnolo really only had 2 stages of crank development, standard and compact. All the pre-1992 cranks were very similar.

 

Monoplaner

That just refers to the fact that one arm passes through the other so that both arms dont have to be bent as in other U-brakes to get the pads parallel to each other.
Campy did that on their single pivot road brakes too. It was pretty slick. I like them more than the dual-pivot road brakes that are currently around.

 

I am building a bike with Euclid group and the only thing I need is a bottom bracket. I'm thinking of getting a Phil wood since I'm having a hard time finding a Campagnolo with English thread. Does anybody knows what spindle length I need for a Euclid crankset? Thanks

 

Hi,
here my Mantis with complete Euclid group six speed,
only hubset are centaur.
Ciao
Andrea

Dude. You don't want to throw down with a wide angle shot of a Mantis XC like that and not back it up with some close-ups. Man, what is going on around here lately?

 

I am building a bike with Euclid group and the only thing I need is a bottom bracket. I'm thinking of getting a Phil wood since I'm having a hard time finding a Campagnolo with English thread. Does anybody knows what spindle length I need for a Euclid crankset? Thanks

I'm in the same boat. I can't find a campy spindle long enough, so I may have to go that route as well. I may have a line on one, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

anyone here have a 26.8 Euclid post?

 

anyone here have a 26.8 Euclid post?

I had an Olympus (I think) a while back but sold it. I swear that thing weighed five pounds.

 

If you're looking for a BB spindle that is specific Centaur or Euclid look for something called SS-3xx. If I remember correctly that was the designation for their road triple that the MTB BBs were based off. I think the Green Sutherland's has them all listed.

 

I had a Campy MTB group and it was such junk. The shifters were beautiful but I was able to bend most of the cogs even when I weighed 170lbs wet and had no power in my legs. Everything was waaaaay heavy and worked for maybe 30 minutes into a ride then went to hell. I regret selling the thumbies off, but the rest...well it ain't like the road stuff.

That said it was relatively pretty stuff and I'd love to snag a group to throw on a Yeti or Klein (they sponsored both teams for a 1/2 season or so)

 

I am building a bike with Euclid group and the only thing I need is a bottom bracket. I'm thinking of getting a Phil wood since I'm having a hard time finding a Campagnolo with English thread. Does anybody knows what spindle length I need for a Euclid crankset? Thanks

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My all old campy equiped klein attitude… Tinker replica

 

So I made the mistake of compiling a set of Campy parts mostly close to new, but am having trouble with the frame and specifically the BB shell and axle length is maddening. They made so many! Does anyone remember what are some of the more common shells and axles? I know some Basso, Yeti, and maybe Klein but it's almost like I should look for an Italian frame as the BB's can be $100 less with Italian or French frames. I could post pics but it's just parts, lame

 

Most likely you'll need between 113mm-119mm axle and British threads, but it really depends on the frame. You'll have to get that first. As was mentioned by someone else below, it might be a better idea to buy a Phil Wood BB that is close and can move +- a few mm than try and find the perfect NOS Campagnolo.