I set up a bike in 1984 or so with a Galli/Stronglight/Maillard groupo that was available at the time. Galli brakes, derailleurs and crank; Maillard hubs and pedals; Stronglight headseat and sealed BB. When I bought the Galli stuff, it was partly because I had heard that Galli was a fabrication contractor for Campi, so I assumed that the quality was identical and that Galli was cheaper only because the expensive logo was missing.

It has mostly served me well ever since, except for a few peculiarities. The gum brake hood covers rotted away very quickly, but the suntour replacements have lasted well. I broke a Maillard rear axle and discovered that they used a thread pitch unique to them (at least as far as rear axles go). After a long search, I got the last NOS that Yellow Jersey had. I don't know what I will do if this one breaks. The cones are still perfect

The Galli derailleurs are Campi NR clones (as is the crank) and worked pretty much exactly the same as the Campis. At the risk of offending a lot of people out there, I have to say they pretty much sucked. But I lived with them for a long time time, until my increasing maturity and the terrain I moved into made me seek some lower gears. For the same reason, I also eventually put a triple on the bike and put the Galli crank on my 8-speed Nexus commuter bike.

About two months ago, the right crank arm broke. When I did a post-mortem, I noticed that the left arm had a substantial crack. This has made me feel significantly less warm and fuzzy about Galli.