Campagnolo Rally Rear derailleur

[Deleted member 69416]

I have an earlier one on the Mercian I inherited….does this mean I can retire ?
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Not quite , but it depends on how ambitious your retirement plans are . The 3rd version is the "expensive" one but it would seem the market is slow .
Yours is v1.2 with the web to stop the top bolt from becoming too independent .

 

[bikeworkshop]

The 3rd version is the "expensive" one but it would seem the market is slow .
Yours is v1.2

Sadly although the earlier "rally" clearly has more of the qualities that are making it appealing to the collector, it lacks the crucial one ... "rarity".

Shame because we have some of these in a box somewhere.
They are beautiful, and values are rising

But they aren't rare because people had moved swiftly on, wanting the superior function of suntour and the Japanese brands.

I'd say the gen3 is rare because the big C didn't make many, they knew the tour/mtb market was expecting a slant derailleur to keep the top jockey near the sprockets and thus shift better.

Your 1.2 is surely one of the most beautiful dérailleurs ever made!

Just didn't work as well as a suntour or shimano
And cost quite a bit more iirc...

https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/campagnolo_derailleurs_-_touring_with_terror.html

 

[Antstark]

Not quite , but it depends on how ambitious your retirement plans are . The 3rd version is the "expensive" one but it would seem the market is slow .
Yours is v1.2 with the web to stop the top bolt from becoming too independent .

Damn… better turn my work laptop back on before they notice I’d gone
It certainly is a pretty mech… and I am all for show over function

 

[bikeworkshop]

It certainly is a pretty mech… and I am all for show over function

I don't think we use classic bikes because they are actually better than modern ones, even though we keep saying that they are

 

[Deleted member 69416]

Logic and reason don't necessarily carry any weight .
I think one of the main problems with the Rally is the use of the same bottom spring as the Nuovo Record paired with a really long cage/lever which makes it sloppy quite quickly .
Given that the Cyclone came out at more or less the same time it was always on a hiding to nowhere . The fact it persisted for so long is demonstrative of the Europeans looking down their noses at Japanese design.
Edit . Apologies for the now removed opening paragraph laden with confused rumour .

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Logic and reason don't necessarily carry any weight .
I think one of the main problems with the Rally is the use of the same bottom spring as the Nuovo Record paired with a really long cage/lever which makes it sloppy quite quickly .
Given that the Cyclone came out at more or less the same time it was always on a hiding to nowhere . The fact it persisted for so long is demonstrative of the Europeans looking down their noses at Japanese design.

Spot on mate. My mates called it japcrap.

 

[ferrus]

Oooh Campag Rally! I’ve a love/hate relationship with these things

Not quite , but it depends on how ambitious your retirement plans are . The 3rd version is the "expensive" one but it would seem the market is slow .
Yours is v1.2 with the web to stop the top bolt from becoming too independent .

There was actually an even earlier version without the raised CAMPAGNOLO lettering on the nuckle. This must be very rare as I’ve only ever seen one. Bit of info here courtesy of @vcballbat. (See note from Pete Hodges on vcballbat’s post.) -
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/unusual-first-gen-campag-rally-derailleur.420832/

 

[ferrus]

Just to add to the Rally chronology, there was also a limited number of second gen 3550 mech's released in '84 with Nuovo Record front plates.
I have a NOS one and assumed it was a 'bitsa' or maybe an off-the-books jobbie assembled from random parts by Campag employees (as was sometimes the case, apparently) but then I found one in a Japanese Campag catalogue. Seems they'd run short of Rally plates at the time so used the NR ones.
There's a few references to this version in the comments section here: http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx? ... 32b5ed3114

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Just to add to the Rally chronology, there was also a limited number of second gen 3550 mech's released in '84 with Nuovo Record front plates.
I have a NOS one and assumed it was a 'bitsa' or maybe an off-the-books jobbie assembled from random parts by Campag employees (as was sometimes the case, apparently) but then I found one in a Japanese Campag catalogue. Seems they'd run short of Rally plates at the time so used the NR ones.
There's a few references to this version in the comments section here: http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx? ... 32b5ed3114

Ben, we love you. You need to get out more said with love

 

[ferrus]

Even when I’m out I’m thinking about derailleurs!