Originally Posted by
oneclick
Nasty things - the rear, anyway. But they were ITALIAN, so they got spec'ed on the better-entry-level bikes. The real bottom (like this mixte) got Simplex.
Valentino was the Italian version of Simplex Prestige and didn't work as well. Bottom of the line Torpados were specced with Valentino derailleurs. The lines you see on the seat tube could easily have been from a Valentino front derailleur. I would not install Simplex derailleurs on a Torpado