The Ghost of Elvis will shortly be wearing more flashy jewelry. The auction described it as "70's, 80's era", but it was actually introduced in 1984. If it were 6 months older I wouldn't have bought it, as it would be too modern for my refined tastes. This Galli dérailleur now belongs to me, at a price that Tony Tambini assures me is cheap. Of course he collects oddball dérailleurs, he's crazy about all of them and he thinks they're all cheap.
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Now that's one sharp looking piece of bike jewelry! -Tony
I rather like it. I had a pair of Galli brakes, gold-anodized, back in the day. They seemed to be a cross between the Nuovo Record and the Dura Ace--and were lighter, and worked better, than either.
Galli was offering components anodized in various colors long before the trend started. Most of their components were Italian-made. However, for a time their shift levers were rebadged Simplex retro-friction levers without the "teardrop" cutout.
EVERYBODY'S brakes worked better than Campagnolos!
Modolo also made various colors of brakes. Re the Ghost.
I use Super Record brakes and drivetrain on my Cinelli. Honestly, if I tore that stuff off and threw it in a box where it belongs, put on some cheap ebay Shimano group, then that bike would race with the best.
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Elvis has left the room.
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