Re: [CR]Campagnolo rear derailer ID

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From: "David Benson" <tech@worrall.co.nz>
To: "Roy H. Drinkwater" <roydrink@ptd.net>
Cc: classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campagnolo rear derailer ID
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Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 12:12:02 +1300

These derailers turn up on ebay from time to time. Here's the URL to my posting last time around:

http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=classicrendezvous.10209.0607.eml

David Benson, Auckland, NZ

Roy H. Drinkwater wrote:
> Bob Freitas asked:
>
>> Is this not that MTB rear der that keeps popping up?
>> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
>
> and Kurt Sperry responded:
>
>> As I recall the last time this derailleur (or one like it) was
>> discussed here the consensus was that it was in fact an early MTB
>> mech, but I still wonder. I seem to recall the original Campagnolo
>> MTB gruppo, Euclid I believe, had a more modern-type mech without the
>> NR-SR style lower pivot casting. Of course relying on memory can be
>> trachorous- particularly mine- so I am sure I have an original ad for
>> the Euclid gruppo as it was introduced in one of my old cycling mags
>> and will check if it will help resolve the issue.
>
>
>
> Taking a look at
> http://www.andysbikes.com/articles/campagMTB/index.html it's not a
> Euclid. Nor is it a Record, Olympus, or Centaur (1st generation).
> Could be a Icarus or Themis, but there's no pictures to compare to.
>
>
> Roy "is this in the CR time guideline?" Drinkwater
> Lititz, "I don't think so" PA