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Roto black

Roto black derailleur main image

The standard silver Roto is a triumph of aspiration over reality. The black version takes the whole delusion a step further. The subtle addition of a highly chromed hanger bolt and black highlights almost gives this copy of the quintessentially mundane Huret Svelto the sheer pizzazz of a Campagnolo Super Record or a Zeus 2000.

It’s a harmless enough dream.


  • Derailleur brands: Roto
  • Country: Italy
  • Date of introduction: 1974?
  • Date of this example: unknown
  • Model no.: 1?
  • Weight: 212g including hanger plate
  • Maximum cog: 26 teeth (Sutherland’s 4th edition)
  • Total capacity: 22 teeth (Sutherland’s 4th edition)
  • Pulley centre to centre: 43mm
  • Index compatibility: friction
  • Chain width: 3/32”
  • Logic: top normal
  • B pivot: unsprung
  • P pivot: sprung
  • Materials: mainly steel, outer parallelogram plate aluminium