Originally Posted by
jemoryl
I guess you aren't familiar with Campy Valentino derailleurs, which were thankfully rare in the US, but did show up on some low-end Italians of the bike boom era. A really nasty little stamped steel POS....
Yeah, they shifted badly, but they made up for it by being as ugly as sin.
Of course, there was the Gran Turismo, which had all the features of the Valentino and weighed more than an early WWII tank. On the bright side, they were effective anchors for any sailboat you'd be likely to find on a decent-sized lake . . . .