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Originally Posted by
wrk101
Suntour V GT came out about 1970. At that point, game over for low cost, durable derailleurs.
Indeed. Back in the day anyone who replaced a Prestige with a VGT-Luxe or VT-Luxe or whatever noticed an immediate improvement in shifting.
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