I'm with you, most of the French Derailleurs I've ridden were unimpressive, I prefer the high end SunTour or Shimano of the era. By the way, I had a Nomade for a while. Got it at a yard sale hereabouts when the pantographed cranks caught my eye. I gave it to a friend who rode it awhile then passed it on to his son who took it with him to Princeton Seminary couple years ago. Story ends there as it was stolen this past term. Hope it found a good home. Don