Campy Rear Derailleur

"lefty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I recently tried using a Suntour New Winner 7spd freewheel (13-28) with my Nuovo Record rear
> derailleur. Doesn't work, upper pulley wheel is too close to the 28t cog. This same freewheel
> worked just fine with the Super Record derailleur that was previously installed. Is the a capacity
> tooth difference between Nuovo and Super? Is there another Campy rear derailleur from the same era
> (80's) that will work with this 28t cog. The newer rears have a higher tooth capacity, will the
> work ok? Or will the # of teeth in the pulley wheels creat a problem (if the are different)?
>

Buy yourself an inexpensive ($20) Shimano derailer and it'll shift better than that NR ever did.

--
Robin Hubert <[email protected]

In article <[email protected]>, lefty <[email protected]> wrote:
>I recently tried using a Suntour New Winner 7spd freewheel (13-28) with my Nuovo Record rear
>derailleur. Doesn't work, upper pulley wheel is too close to the 28t cog. This same freewheel
>worked just fine with the Super Record derailleur that was previously installed.
>
>Is the a capacity tooth difference between Nuovo and Super? Is there another Campy rear derailleur
>from the same era (80's) that will work with this 28t cog.

The Rally was one from the 1970s & 80s, would not look out of place on a Nuovo Record bike.

>The newer rears have a higher tooth capacity, will the work ok? Or will the # of teeth in the
>pulley wheels creat a problem (if the are different)?

Yes newer ones will work more than "ok" - they will shift vastly better than the old stuff, even
fairly cheap ones like Veloce.

--Paul