My 1972 Paramount came with a Gran Turismo rear derailleur. Nice
looking, but actual performance didn't begin to live up to its
appearance. I replaced it with a Shimano - looked like a Crane GS but
the cheaper model down, Tourney? - and after that wore out, with a
SunTour VGT Luxe. If you're looking for a wide range 1970s vintage rear
derailleur, the Sun Tour is the one to get. It had better shifting
performance on wide range freewheels than anything else out there, it
lasted forever and it was cheap. Santanas is totally right on this; I
know it from living it first hand.
On 10/01/2016 09:04 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
You are right indeed; my mistake. In fact, I knew that but it slipped
my mind because I'm much more familiar with the "Rally" name. In fact,
Stevie himself didn't blink an eye when I said "Rally".
To all of you who expressed interest in the "Rally" rd: sorry. Let me
know if you are interested in a Gran Turismo.
I must say that the GT is a rather impressive shiny pile of metal.
On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 3:29 AM, satanas <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
FYI, I think the "Rally" RD pictured is more likely to be a Gran
Turismo - it looks all steel to me.
Regardless, either/both of these RDs are suitable only for
collectors or for static use - they shift abominably, perhaps the
worst ever, from anyone. Anything else, no matter how cheap, is
almost certain to shift better. They are of historical interest
only, IMHO. I used to have to try and make them work, and people
always complained that cheap Japanese stuff shifted better. Campag
only got decent shifting from 8 speeds onwards; before that they
made reliable derailleurs that looked nice and were prestiguous.
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