Campagnolo Quick Release Hubs Instructions of about 1960 — The New Original Calibrated Quick Release Hubs and How to Fit Them

This Campagnolo instruction sheet for the calibrated quick release hubs is shown color-corrected by Ebykr (22 October 2026): the yellowed paper of the scan was white-balanced and its contrast set, with the colors of the ink kept. The scan as received from Campybike is kept in Ebykr’s files.

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BREVETTI INTERNAZIONALI
Campagnolo

VICENZA
ITALY
CORSO PADOVA, 168

TELEFONI 23048 – 32536
Telegrammi:
CAMPAGNOLO – VICENZA

THE NEW ORIGINAL “CAMPAGNOLO” CALIBRATED QUICK RELEASE HUBS

Callouts: 61 59 2 2 59 61 7 7 29

PREFERED ALL OVER THE WORLD

The FIRST releasing hub appeared in the world fitted to cycles has been the AUTOMATIC « CAMPAGNOLO » which has become famous all over the world and known everywhere.

With the NEW ORIGINAL « CAMPAGNOLO » QUICK RELEASE HUBS fitted with the unique automatic pressure patented wing nuts, the wheels may be easily mounted on every frame WITHOUT THE NEED OF ANY SPANNER or TOOLS.

The NEW ORIGINAL « CAMPAGNOLO » CALIBRATED QUICK RELEASE HUBS are used by all the leading professionals and by the best national and foreign Firms, because they are the safest ones, they prevent the spokes breakages, and because with their smart new shape they give to the cycle a more up to date esthetic looking line.

The NEW ORIGINAL « CAMPAGNOLO » CALIBRATED QUICK RELEASE HUBS as studied by us rely upon:
A PERFECT WORKING;
AN EASY INTERCHANGEABILITY of wheels without the help of tools;
A GREATEST FASTNESS AND STRONGNESS of the wheels;
AN ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FITTING

1) – The ends of spindle 29 must not be longer than the thickness of the fork ends.

2) – The front fork ends 2 and the rear fork ends must be parallel both vertically and horizontally at the correct distance between, so that the wheel fits both fork ends whithout the least strain. This may be easily obtained by using the appropriate « Campagnolo » alignment tool gauge – see Fif. H on tools page of the catalogue.

3) – Adjust wingnuts 59 in a way that handles 61 do not make too much pressure to fix up the wheels.

[A Campagnolo instruction sheet for “The New Original Campagnolo Calibrated Quick Release Hubs” printed in blue on gray paper, with the Brevetti Internazionali letterhead and two line drawings of the hubs with their quick release levers and wing nuts, the parts numbered. Four paragraphs of claims and three numbered fitting instructions fill the rest of the sheet.]