Equipment/Product Review (1979) CAMPAGNOLO Grand Sport group
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Equipment/Product Review (1979) CAMPAGNOLO Grand Sport group
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The GS components were fine stuff, definitely not as well finished as the record but gave you most of the functionality at a lower price point. The GS hub cones were not as hard as the record cones though. That said, I have 2 sets of wheels with gran sport hubs and they are going strong.
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I have the G.S. Group on my Raleigh Competition GS. It all seems to work well. It is definitely not the quality of the NR/SR group . This is very apparent on the rear derailleur. The pulley wheel cage is stamped steel on the GS and the beefier NR is machined Aluminum. I had the RD fail once on my Raleigh. I switched it out for NR and what a difference in shifting . That’s when I really noticed the quality of the NR. Joe see Raleigh Rear Deraileur Failure on my blog joesvintageroadbikes.wordpress
