Originally Posted by dddd

I'd heard very bad things about the Synchro shifting system, but the Croce gruppos I've ridden (under intense usage) performed pretty well.

The shifter clicks must click 2 spring detents (2 springs) for each shift, which are supposed to occur simultaneously, but somtimes don't.
Still, with the shifter lubed, and a good chain and freewheel, the shifting is generally quite easy to use in both the 6 and 7-speed variants. As with almost all older indexing systems, narrower modern chain really helps.

I learn something here every time I check in. I had believed that the first slant-para, indexing Record derailer was called Record Ergo, but now realize it was first part of the C-Record group and so was called a C-Record derailer.

Perhaps someone can tell me what this bike's derailer is called:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Eddy-Merckx-...E:B:SS:US:1123

The white Sante paint was at least super-durable. Some painted Euro cranks (other than Campag) and pedals had a comparatively very delicate finish applied.
Sante was quality, but the 9t lower derailer pulley was dumb (and the "remote" limit screw perhaps even dumber).
The light-grey hoods also soiled easily, which was excusable.