Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
As for the comment that your older stuff wouldn't be ideal, I've seen multiple of your Campy and hadn't seen anything that I would say would handle a wide range triple. Your 600 6207 long cage RD is cool and could handle a wide range drivetrain, yes.
...this would, If I needed it to. But the original crank is too pretty to replace, and I don't need another wide ratio bike.
Besides, the best results for friction shifting wide ratio gearing come either from the old Suntour long cage stuff, or from Crane derailleurs.
Can we at least agree that some of these mechanisms are too pretty to consign to the dustbin of obsolescence ?