I still have a mid 80s vintage NR derailler in my parts bin. I have great memories of it and would love to use it on a bike today, but it just doesn't have the capacity my vintage legs need now. I used it with a 52/42 and 13-26 and that was about its limit, 23 teeth. Today I need about 30 teeth of capacity to get around. I've thought of putting a flatlanders bike together but I do live at the bottom of 1 1/2 miles of 8% grade on a dirt road, so it doesn't sound to practical.
My daughter, now in her mid thirties still rides her brothers first racing bike, a 1983 Bianchi with a Campy NR groupo. It looks like hell, which keeps it from being stolen, but she tells me it rides pretty nicely. Oh well, enjoy it Eric. michael On Dec 7, 11:45 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > Just arrived from an eBay seller in France: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157625550425538/ > > Classic Italian friction shifting! This goes with the Velo Orange 48/34 > cransket and a nice big 7s freewheel on one of my retro bikes (lugged steel > Benotto). > > --Eric N -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
