Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
Campagnolo fanboy here. This is my opinion, meaning that your experience is yours, and my experience is mine. The old NR, SR, etc. before parallelogram design shift well, and run very quietly provided the gear set is closely spaced. With the correct derailleur hanger length, the NR will accommodate a 28t sprocket. Just don't expect to run a 12-28, more like a 15-28 is reasonable, which is what I ran on my Habanero cross frame. Shifted well, and the gearing was just right. All of it shifts well on corncob clusters.
With the exception of the Gran Turismo and Rally, until the mid 80's, Campy derailleurs were designed for competition. Bikes in the pro peleton rarely had FW sprockets larger than 22T-24T. On corncobs they shifted much better than trying to cover larger ranges.
I'm running a 12-32T 8 speed cassette and 48-38T chainrings with this Shimano 600 Tricolor RD and it shifts like butter.
But, I've ran a standard Campy NR RD with this 13-31T 5 speed FW and 50-42T chainrings without any problem other than cobby shifting...
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