Sheldon Brown wrote:
> I was briefly running a Nuovo Record rear derailer with a 7-speed
> Hyperglide cassette, and it shifted like a dog compared with modern
> Shimano stuff. The Nuovo Record was hot stuff in its day, but
> really doesn't make sense for a "rider" in my opinion, unless you're
> the sort of cyclist who rarely shifts, and you're going to be using
> it with pretty tight gearing.
Does a Mavic SSC derailleur fare any better? It's true that I'm not a frequent shifter, and that I'll be running this with tight gearing.
The appeal is, in part, to keep things quite "French" -- and also the flexibility/freedom of friction, as well as aesthetics. The Simplex friction shifters with the cutouts are extremely beautiful.
I appreciate all the feedback.
Adam