Vintage Components - Campagnolo rear derailleurs

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Vintage Campagnolo rear derailleur spare parts

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For fun here is a disassembled first-generation (it doesn't have a cable adjust barrel to accommodate the needs of Syncro index levers) Record rear derailleur. Circa 1984 - 1985

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Campagnolo Gran Sport rear derailleur. Note, currently we have no chome-plated bronze Gran Sport rear derailleurs in stock.

Nuovo Gran Sport rear derailleur

The Campagnolo Gran Sport derailleur was Tullio Campagnolo's brilliant application of the deforming parallelogram rear derailleur design. He didn't invent it, he just did it better than anyone else. Because of that superiority, it became the professional racer's derailleur of choice. Though there were several early designs, even one with two cables, the one shown in the Daniel Rebour drawing below is the definitive design. The Gran Sport came out in 1953 and was made until it was replaced by the aluminum Nuovo Record in 1967. An updated version of the Gran Sport, called "Record", was produced starting in 1963 and was manufactured until sometime in the 1970s.

Both the Gran Sport and that original Record rear derailleurs were made of chrome-plated bronze.

Famed cycle illustrator Daniel Rebour's drawing of the Gran Sport rear changer

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Campagnolo Nuovo Gran Sport rear derailleur. $55.00

Part# RD-02

The Nuovo Gran Sport rear derailleur was produced from 1974 to 1985. It had the same geometry as the Nuovo Record and performed identically. It just didn't have the same high level of finish. Ours must have been made in the 1980s, given the adjusting screw protectors. Also, it has red anodized Bullseye sealed-bearing pulleys for less friction. Ours is in great condition and is perfect for that pro or semi-pro Italian bike restoration.

More than 30 years old, yet still in wonderful condition.

Side view

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Campagnolo Nuovo Record rear derailleur. Used

Eddy Merckx in the 1969 Giro d'Italia using a Campagnolo Nuovo Record rear derailleur just like the one pictured below.

This may well be the most famous derailleur in the history of cycling, the Campagnolo Nuovo Record. When Campagnolo released this beautiful piece of machinery in 1967, it replaced the Gran Sport as the derailleur of choice for racing cyclists around the world. It is light, simple, incredibly strong and reliable. This was the derailleur of Eddy Merckx in his prime.

This derailleur can be purchased either of two ways:

#1 with Soma-produced Campagnolo replica pulley wheels for 100.00
#2 with genuine Campagnolo pulley wheels that are cracked for $60.00

• This derailleur was produced in 1977
• The first pictures are of the derailleur with the Soma Pulleys.
• Click here or scroll down to pictures of the derailleur with the cracked Campagnolo pulleys.

Has there ever been a better-looking derailleur? This is of the derailleur with the Soma pulleys.

From the front

The pulley cage.

From behind

And from underneath.

Here is the derailleur mounted with cracked Campagnolo pulley wheels:

Side view

From the front

The back of the derailleur

From behind

Close-up of the cracked pulley wheels

The top of the derailleur with the date stamp.

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Campagnolo Super Record rear derailleur, second generation. Lightly used. $275.00

Part# RD-15-01

Factory dated 1984

The first generation of Super Record rear derailleurs were simply Nuovo Record derailleurs with titanium bolts (the two large allen bolts and later the pulley bolts) and black anodized top and bottom pivots. They were (officially) produced from 1974 to 1979. On rare occasions, Super Record rears with earlier date stamps show up.

A second generation of the Super Record rear derailleur came out in 1982. The cage was redesigned to give better shifting on the larger rear cogs and the top pivot allowed the derailleur to swing father forward, giving more chain wrap on the small cogs.

On second generation Super Records the Campagnolo name was now silk-screened on the derailleur rather than cast in the arm.

Until this model came out, Campagnolo rear derailleurs were rebuildable The parallelogram spring had been held in place with a removable bolt. The pivot pins could be punched out and replaced, though re-pinned Campy derailleurs never seemed to work as well as new ones. With this model derailleur, the spring was held in place with a permanent pivot pin.

A few minor scratches, but a look at the pulleys shows this derailleur has had little use.

Back view

Another view of the back of the derailleur

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Campagnolo Victory rear derailleur, 1st generation, missing fixing bolt assembly, for parts. used $30.00

Part# RD-30-02

This derailleur is missing the frame fixing bolt and the notched upper pivot bushing that allows the mechanic to adjust the derailleur's angle on the frame.

It is in otherwise good condition.

It's all there except for the pivot assembly. Lots of good repair parts here. Or, if you have the pivot parts on a worn derailleur, this is perfect.

And from the back.

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