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Old 04-14-11, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cudak888
Probably the only reason why they received a bad rap; save for the underwhelming finish. In theory, its geometry is no different than Nuovo Record.

-Kurt
Actually, I think there's a little more to it than that.

Compare Barouder's photos with randy'jawas. The derailleur in randyjawa's photo has rivets with nice, clean, round donut-shaped heads, which have been smashed flat on the other one. Whoever smashed the rivets flat on Barouder's derailleur, I'm sure they had good reason to do it!
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