The Galli Sport is the Galli Criterium enjoying the dubious benefits of downwards ‘range extension’. The finish is a bit less plush and, in a crucial signal to consumers of the time, the hanger bolt has a hex head rather than an allen key socket. These two changes probably halved the selling price - although how they had any substantial effect on the production cost remains something of a mystery.

The Sport was a decent product at a decent price - ideal for your training bike or for your younger sibling who was just starting out in road racing. Interestingly the pulley cage has a different geometry to that on the Criterium - perhaps to make the Sport more suited to a wider freewheel.

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1. •Brand: Galli
   

2. •Country: Italy
   

3. •Date of introduction: 1980?
   

4. •Date of this example: unknown
   

5. •Model no: unknown
   

6. •Weight: 200g
   

7. •Maximum cog: 26 teeth (Sutherland’s 4th edition)
   

8. •Total capacity: 20 teeth (Sutherland’s 4th edition)
   

9. •Pulley centre to centre: 45mm
   

10. •Index compatibility: friction
    

11. •Chain width: 3/32”
    

12. •Logic: top normal
    

13. •Pivots: two pivots, front sprung and rear unsprung
    

14. •Material: aluminium
    

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