Campagnolo front gear mechanism?

[danson67]

Fantastic...so that's the difference

Still listed in 1984, according to Velobase :shock:

I wonder why they bothered with those minor changes to make the Valentino version, given that it was already seriously out of date even in 1968 and was going in a cheap groupset? I can't imagine either part caused problems on the Gran Sport...

(Edit: I suppost the 3:00 cage screw acts better on the flat front side of the rod, rather than the sloping top, but it makes you wonder why they didn't change that in the previous 15 years :?)

All the best,

 

[negaultra7]

As well as the '3 o'clock' cage screw the Valentino also has a 'boss' moulded into the body at the point where the arm exits.

http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx? ... &AbsPos=12

This is a good example of the genuine early Gran Sport and, as such, should be passed on to me to go with my Gran Sport rear mech

I have another front mech like this one but in better condition for sale, how much are you willing to pay for it?

Neil