On Aug 2, 2011, at 5:27 PM, bicyclebill wrote: > My Butler originally had Campy downtube shifters and, aside > from the question of reach, they were extremely vague and had a mind > of their own about shifting.
Campy friction downtube shifters *did* have a mind of their own about shifting and combined with the Nuovo/Super Record generation of derailleurs were rather vague. It's really kind of astonishing they had the reputation they did and the death grip on the pro peloton and peloton wannabees that they did. And for as long as they did. The technology didn't change for about 25 years until Sun Tour came along with the slant parallelogram. There's no need to apologize. My generation of cyclists (50+) fetishized Campy Nuovo and Super Record, but that stuff frankly didn't really work all that well. That said, I've still got my NR and SR derailleurs in a box in the basement and I ain't giving them up. Hmmm, I may need to go check and see if they're OK before I go to work. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
