DISRAELI GEARS

A riot of colour

Galli Criterium gold derailleur (3rd style) main image SunTour Superbe Pro gold derailleur (5200) main image Zeus 2000 gold derailleur (2nd style) main image

Any colour as long as it’s not silver, black or grey. I have included the colour white here as it is sufficiently unusual (and gloriously impractical).

Stand-out features are:

  • The inexplicable 1960’s Japanese love of red.
  • The Italian love of bling.
  • The dare-devil mountain biker’s love of ‘take-it-to-the-limit’ bright colours.
  • The uncomfortable patriotism of those French and American scoundrels.

Now we’ve done colours, I look forward to derailleurs (deliberately) incorporating scents and sounds.


Acros A-GE (100.04.607.90 10-speed) derailleur thumbnail
DNB red derailleur thumbnail
Excel (XL020 2nd style) derailleur thumbnail


Acros A-GE (100.04.607.90 10-speed) 2013?

DNB 66 red 1965?

Excel (XL020 2nd style) 1982?


Fake Ingrid RD1 Limited (R11SH S) derailleur thumbnail
Falcon MR-20 (?) orange derailleur thumbnail
Galli Criterium blue derailleur (2nd style) thumbnail


Fake Ingrid RD1 Limited (R11SH S) 2023?

Falcon MR-21? orange 2000?

Galli Criterium blue (2nd style) 1976?


Galli Criterium/KL blue first cage derailleur thumbnail
Galli Criterium gold derailleur (3rd style) thumbnail
Galli Criterium grey small dots logo cage derailleur thumbnail


Galli Criterium blue (6th style) 1984?

Galli Criterium gold (6th style) 1984?

Galli Criterium grey (2nd style) 1976?


Gian Robert Competition gold derailleur thumbnail
Huret Luxe Super Touring (2100ST) thumbnail
Huret Svelto (2000D 1969? version) derailleur thumbnail


Gian Robert Competition gold 1978?

Huret Luxe Super Touring (2100ST) 1969?

Huret Svelto (2000D 1969? version)


Huret Svelto (2000D 1972? version) derailleur thumbnail
Huret Svelto (2040 2nd style) derailleur thumbnail
Ingrid RD1 hard anodised (M12SR L) derailleur thumbnail


Huret Svelto (2000D 1972? version)

Huret Svelto (2040 2nd style) 1975?

Ingrid RD1 hard anodised (M12SR L) 2021


Joe's derailleur thumbnail
MAVIC 845 derailleur thumbnail
Ofmega Mistral 'Maglia Rosa' derailleur thumbnail


Joe’s (3rd style) 1996?

MAVIC 845 1990

Ofmega Mistral (1st style) ‘Maglia Rosa’ 1982?


Ofmega Mistral 'Maillot Jaune' derailleur thumbnail
Ofmega Mistral (6th style) Maillot Blanc thumbnail
Ofmega Mistral 'Squadra Azzurra' derailleur thumbnail


Ofmega Mistral (5th style) ‘Maillot Jaune’ 1983?

Ofmega Mistral (6th style) 'Maglia Bianca' 1983?

Ofmega Mistral (7th style) ‘Squadra Azzurra’ 1986?


Ofmega Mistral (8th style) Maglia Bianca thumbnail
Ofmega Mistral (8th style) Maglia Rosa thumbnail
Ofmega Mistral (9th style) Squadra Azzurra thumbnail


Ofmega Mistral (8th style) 'Maglia Bianca' 1986?

Ofmega Mistral (8th style) 'Maglia Rosa' 1986?

Ofmega Mistral (9th style) 'Squadra Azzurra' 1987?


Paul Powerglide 'Rasta' derailleur thumbnail
Precision Billet Proshift purple derailleur (2nd style) thumbnail


Paul Powerglide ‘Rasta’ 1995

Precision Billet Proshift black/gold/green (3rd style) 1996?

Precision Billet Proshift purple (1st style) 1994?


Resilion Crimson Star derailleur thumbnail
Rino Elegant blue (2nd style) thumbnail
Rino Elegant gold (2nd style) thumbnail


Resilion Crimson Star 1958

Rino Elegant blue (2nd style) 1985?

Rino Elegant gold (2nd style) 1985?


Rino Elegant green (2nd style) thumbnail
Rino Elegant red (2nd style) thumbnail
Rino Crono blue (4th style) thumbnail


Rino Elegant green (2nd style) 1985?

Rino Elegant red (2nd style) 1985?

Rino Supercrono? blue 1983?


Rino Crono red (4th style) thumbnail
Sachs 6000 (M6000 medium) thumbnail
Sachs Rival 7000 red (RD R7000?) thumbnail


Rino Supercrono? red 1983?

Sachs 6000 (M6000 medium) 1994?

Sachs 7000 (R7000) 1993?


Sachs-Huret Pilot white (2900-00 H) derailleur thumbnail
Sachs-Huret Rival ARIS white (41.5D?) derailleur thumbnail
Sachs-Huret Rival white thumbnail


Sachs-Huret Pilot white (2900-00 H?) 1983?

Sachs-Huret Rival ARIS white (41.3D?) 1989?

Sachs-Huret Rival white (41.1D 2nd style) 1986?


Saiguan HG-08 derailleur thumbnail
Saiguan HG-54 derailleur thumbnail
Shimano 105 Cherry Blossom (5800 L SS) derailleur thumbnail


Saiguan HG-08 2003?

Saiguan HG-54 2007?

Shimano 105 Cherry Blossom (5800 L SS) 2017?


Shimano Archery blue derailleur thumbnail
Shimano Archery Wide red derailleur thumbnail
Shimano Archery-W red derailleur thumbnail


Shimano Archery blue 1966

Shimano Archery Wide red 1966

Shimano Archery-W red 1967


Shimano Combi 12 red derailleur thumbnail
Shimano Lark gold derailleur (1st style) thumbnail
Shimano Saint derailleur (M800 SS) thumbnail


Shimano Combi 12 red 1965

Shimano Lark gold (1st style) 1967?

Shimano Saint (M800 SS) 2003


Shimano Sky Lark red derailleur (1st style) thumbnail
Shimano Tiagra Lucky Gecko (4700 SS) thumbnail
Simplex Prestige derailleur (532) thumbnail


Shimano Sky Lark red (1st style) 1967

Shimano Tiagra Lucky Gecko (4700 SS) 2017?

Simplex Prestige (532) 1962


Simplex derailleur thumbnail
SRAM Centera thumbnail
SRAM ESP 9.0 camouflage derailleur thumbnail


Simplex S007 T white 1992?

SRAM Centera 1998?

SRAM ESP 9.0 camouflage 1997


SRAM ESP 9.0 leopard skin derailleur thumbnail
SRAM ESP 9.0SL 'Betsy' derailleur thumbnail
SRAM ESP 9.0SL 'Woody' derailleur thumbnail


SRAM ESP 9.0 leopard skin 1997

SRAM ESP 9.0SL ‘Betsy’ 1997

SRAM ESP 9.0SL ‘Woody’ 2000?


SRAM Neos thumbnail
SRAM Plasma (1st style) thumbnail
SRAM Plasma thumbnail


SRAM Neos 1998?

SRAM Plasma (1st style) 1998?

SRAM Plasma (2nd style) 1999?


SRAM Quartz thumbnail
Stronglight 'La France' derailleur thumbnail
SunTour BL derailleur (3200) thumbnail


SRAM Quarz 1998?

Stronglight Rockstrong ‘La France’ 2000?

SunTour BL (3200) 1980


SunTour BL S derailleur (3600) thumbnail
SunTour Cyclone 7000 white derailleur thumbnail
SunTour Ole derailleur (OL00-SSB) thumbnail


SunTour BL S (3600) 1980

SunTour Cyclone 7000 white 1987

SunTour Olé (OL00-SSB) 1987


SunTour Skitter derailleur (1000) thumbnail
SunTour Skitter derailleur (2nd style) thumbnail
SunTour Skitter derailleur (3rd style) thumbnail


SunTour Skitter (1000) 1978?

SunTour Skitter (2nd style) 1967

SunTour Skitter (3rd style) 1969?


SunTour Superbe Pro gold derailleur (5200) thumbnail
SunTour Superbe Pro white (SB00-SSB 7-speed) thumbnail
SunTour V GT Luxe derailleur red (4902) thumbnail


SunTour Superbe Pro gold (5200) 1984?

SunTour Superbe Pro white (SB00-SSB 7-speed) 1986

SunTour V GT Luxe red (4902) 1973


SunTour X-1 Chroma GX green (CR00-GXB) thumbnail
SunTour X-1 Chroma GX green (CR01-GXB) derailleur thumbnail
SunTour X-1 Chroma GX pink (CR00-GXB) derailleur thumbnail


SunTour X-1 Chroma GX green (CR00-GXB) 1989?

SunTour X-1 Chroma GX green (CR01-GXB) 1990

SunTour X-1 Chroma GX pink (CR00-GXB) 1989?


SunTour X-1 Chroma GX pink (CR01-GXB) thumbnail
SunTour X-1 Chroma GX yellow derailleur (CR00-GXB) thumbnail
SunTour X-1 Chroma GX yellow (CR01-GXB) thumbnail


SunTour X-1 Chroma GX pink (CR01-GXB) 1990

SunTour X-1 Chroma GX yellow (CR00-GXB) 1989?

SunTour X-1 Chroma GX yellow (CR01-GXB) 1990


Supjam Mundial 57 thumbnail
Supjam Sport (3-speed) thumbnail
Supjam Sport thumbnail


Supjam Mundial (M-U-57) 1957?

Supjam Sport (3-speed) 1953?

Supjam Sport (5-speed) 1953?


Taganrog (2nd style) derailleur thumbnail
Taganrog (3rd style) derailleur thumbnail
Tiso Altore 366 derailleur thumbnail


Taganrog (2nd style) 1987?

Taganrog (3rd style) 1990?

Tiso Altore 366 2002?


Tiso Sereo 130 derailleur thumbnail
Tiso Venda 601 (2nd style) derailleur thumbnail
Triplex Profesional blue (1st style) derailleur thumbnail


Tiso Sereo 130 (1st style) 2002?

Tiso Venda 601 (2nd style) 2006?

Triplex Profesional blue (1st style) 1970


Triplex Profesional red (2nd style) derailleur thumbnail
TRP DH7 gold derailleur thumbnail
Vision Metron (VT800) thumbnail


Triplex Profesional red (2nd style) 1970

TRP DH7 gold 2019

Vision Metron (VT800) 2013?


Vision Metron (VT801 1st style) thumbnail
Vivo V1 (1st style Enduro?) derailleur thumbnail
Vivo V1 Enduro (2nd style) derailleur thumbnail


Vision Metron (VT801 1st style) 2014?

Vivo Enduro 1996?

Vivo V1 2000?


Xundah YD-H75 derailleur thumbnail
Zeus 2000 gold derailleur (2nd style) thumbnail


Xundah YD-H75 2007?

Zeus 2000 gold (2nd style) 1979?