Someone told me that the distinguishing feature was the location of the fixing bolt on the FD cage. Vertical for the Gran Sport and horizontal for the Valentino. Can anyone substantiate that?
Thanks, Charlie
Charles T. Young
Honeybrook. PA
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Gransport vs Valentino. front Mech. Good Point
> > The only thing I can think of is that Campagnolo
> > doesn't really know what it is selling...
> I don't follow exactly what the differences are. It's been a
> while since I did it - but once upon a time I actually held a
> Valentino FD in one hand and a (nuovo) Gran Sport in the other
> (I must admit that the GS was mounted on a bicycle) and my
> recollection is that they were in fact identical.
> Also, when I've compared that Valentino FD to _pictures_
> of older generation Gran Sport FDs, they certainly look the
> the same, other than little details like the adjusting screws.
> But if someone residing near me has the GS parts, I can
> always go down to the dungeon, dig out that '74 Valentino and
> we can make some comparisons and them post them to the list.
> Best regards,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
>
>
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