Showing posts with label gran sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gran sport. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Today's Retro Shot: Gran Sport

The Gran Sport was Campagnolo's first truly successful cable-operated derailleur, and it set the stage for the Record, Nuovo Record, Super Record, and other designs of the Golden Age. Presented below, scans from a Japanese magazine of about ten years ago that chronicled the history of Campagnolo. Enjoy.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Today's Retro Hit: Gran Sport

Spotted these great retro items at a recent bike swap in Sacramento, CA. The rear derailleur is marked "Nuovo Gran Sport," and that's a classic 3-arm crankset.

The owner was selling this bike, but we had to pass--frame was too big, and the Campy Only Bike Room is getting full ...