Campagnolo Black and White derailleur!!?

[Canuk]

I've seen Graphite finish Athena, even gold plated but black and white? Did I miss something on the Campagnolo timeline!? It's nos, boxed from a guy selling lots of nos parts

 

[gfk_velo]

As far as I know it wasn't launched commercially but occasionally Campagnolo do produce "specials" as demos for OEM. Could be it's one of those, or maybe someone dropped the roll-pins out of the parallelogram assembly (do-able with the right kit) and painted it AM.

As an example of a "special", I have a full prototype Potenza group, for instance, branded Athena, made before the name Potenza was settled on, used as a show-piece for potential OEMs.

 

[Canuk]

It's all a little too perfect to be done after market - and it's in the original box. I wonder if they were trying to emulate the Shimano Sante group with it's pearlescent finish? I've seen quite a few factory anodised vintage Super Record parts (gold and black) but never anything as wacky as this. I suppose collectors will always pay over the odds for rare pieces.

 

[Nob]

Custom job

Ive got some rather unusual Potenza cranks

 

[Canuk]

I like the Swiss custom made ICS parts. They were gold plating Campagnolo 20 years before anyone else.

 

[Canuk]

Their 3D adjustable Super Record rear derailleur was a very nice piece of kit. Pay 1000's for an example now

 

[gfk_velo]

It's all a little too perfect to be done after market - and it's in the original box. I wonder if they were trying to emulate the Shimano Sante group with it's pearlescent finish? I've seen quite a few factory anodised vintage Super Record parts (gold and black) but never anything as wacky as this. I suppose collectors will always pay over the odds for rare pieces.

Yes, entirely possible.

They do specials, as I say - sometimes, they end up doing short runs (i.e. they do some Bora WTO wheels with just the "shield" logo at the valve, for one OEM), sometimes not.

 

[gfk_velo]

I like the Swiss custom made ICS parts. They were gold plating Campagnolo 20 years before anyone else.

They did a huge range of mods to Campagnolo ... some were quite beautiful, some not so much :-D

 

[pigman]

Just looking at it, and as a layman, it appears fairly low-rent. I'm thinking Xenon type level.

 

[Canuk]

Just looking at it, and as a layman, it appears fairly low-rent. I'm thinking Xenon type level.

It's definitely Athena