I thought that Simplex fabbed all of the Galli line of derailleurs; presumably in their Italian factory. All of mine have Simplex jockey pulleys.
My (limited) experience with a Nuovo Gran Sport RD doesn't square with Jerry's. I have one that handles a Shimano 9 speed cluster with Campagnolo DT shifters admirably. I think that the geometry looks nearly identical to the NR RD but the execution is a little cruder with the body castings, finish, hex head pivot bolt and steel cages.
Charlie
Charles T. Young
Honeybrook. PA
> > There is an FD to match the 980, not sure
> > if it's called 980 or something else.
> Yes, the FD is a 980, just like the RD. By the way,
> here are two items, pertaining to the 980 FD, that I
> find interesting:
> 1) The box actually says "Deragliatore 980", although the
> box for the RD says "Cambio 980" just as you would expect.
> 2) The 980 FD looks _exactly_ like the contemporaneous Galli
> front mechanism. It makes me wonder if Campy didn't
> contract out production of the 980 FD to Galli. Or is it
> that Galli bought them from Campy and repackaged them?
> Best regards,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
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