Gipiemme for seneral years sold Simplex Super LJ derailleurs rebadged as Gipiemme. My guess is the bike in question was originally equiped with such Simplex/Gipiemme derailleurs.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
geoff duke <g.duke@civenv.unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
Last night I was passing a local bike shop and saw an on topic
Battaglin bike in the window.I don't think this bike is for sale.It
seems to be a display item.It appeared to be an old team bike and
showed some real use.It was fitted with mostly Campagnolo equipment
from the early 80's.As my eyes passed over the bike I noticed it had
a Simplex front derailleur which surprised me.I became more intrigued
when I realized that it was a bolt on type and not a clamp on
type.How common was it for an Italian bike of this era to have a
French braze-on mounting ?
Geoff Duke curious in Melbourne Australia