[QUOTE=Kontact;2367630]Even after Campy reformatted their shifting for better indexing with Shimano shaped derailleurs, pros were still using DT shifters. 1991 TDF, C-Record:
That was because Valentino actually thought 'index' shifting...CDA, A-B Chorus, Athena..Syncro 1 and 2 DT shifters was the stuff of cyclotourists and 'real' enthusiasts would opt for RetroFriction down tube shifters(big barrel for 8s) mated to a more modern CRecord rear ders...why the 'pros in very early 90s, just before ERGO, used friction shifters..Oh boy, was Valentino wrong...
As for above..7 and 8s Campag index systems a lot of times used a Rohloff chain, 'modern' slant parallelogram rear ders(not CDA, A-B chorus)..and first gen 'alphabet' cogs. 1994 saw 'Exa-Drive cogs(and they fit onto Older Campag casette hubs, unlike shimano UG to HG hubs) and also pinned/ramped chainrings.