Originally Posted by
cudak888
Question - could someone fill me in as to how much worse Valentino is in comparison to Nuovo Record?
I have yet to experience the former, but I note that the two RD's share the same geometry. Is Valentino "terrible" in comparison to Nuovo Record, or has it achieved its status by virtue of shifting no better or worse than its aluminum cousin?
These are actually the only two Campag derailleurs I have experience with. In that very limited experience the Valentino shifted pretty poorly in comparison. BUT (and this is a big but) the Valentino was really poorly taken care of and was a mess. I have since cleaned it up but never put it on a bike in a cleaned up state, so I don't know how it would really perform. That said, just due to the way it's constructed I can't imagine it shifting as well as NR.
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