I think the Rivendell credo would dictate that, New parts just for the sake of being new and shiny or having better marketing=bad New parts that work a whole lot better than the old parts or are in some way more practical or serviceable=good
And in this case I think there's a ton of functional improvement that would come from running more modern stuff. You don't have to spend a ton, the lower end Shimano stuff works fine. (I rode a bike a few weeks ago with some 8 speed Sora stuff on it, worked fine). And you can find replacements for it pretty much anywhere there's a bike shop should you run into such a problem. There's probably not more than a handful of shops in the whole country with Simplex compatible parts lying around. OK I think that's about my last thought on the subject :-) On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Now I feel that maybe I was too harsh. The modern stuff will work much > better, with less fuss and screwing around, BUT I recognize that > making old French parts work on new bikes is a somewhat popular hobby > in certain cycling circles... > > If a person wanted to do such a thing, I'd be fairly confident that a > 5/6/7 sp freewheel/cassette in the vicinity of 13-27 and 39/52 > chainrings would be OK. > > Jim > > On Jan 11, 12:21 am, "Jim Bronson" <jim.bron...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Oh good, I'm glad that I'm not the only one and thus coming off as a >> curmudgeon :-) >> >> There probably isn't a whole hill of beans in difference between parts >> made in 2002 and those made in 2009, but between parts made in 1980 >> and parts made in this century, there is a huge difference :-) >> >> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery >> >> >> >> <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Hi John: >> > As much as I may admire French aesthetics, my advice would be to sell >> > the French parts for some insane amount of money and buy something >> > made more recently by Shimano. I'm sure the French stuff is pretty to >> > look at and cool/vintage, but you'll drive yourself nuts trying to >> > make it work with modern parts on a modern frame. And since you want >> > to do multi-day rides far from home, you may appreciate the fabulous >> > advances in derailleur technology over the past 20 or 30 years. >> >> > Funny, in researching the SLJ parts you mentioned, I came across a >> > blog that argues that the SLJ is "the best derailleur ever made". I >> > don't know how that blog author defines "best", but I'd eat my shoe if >> > it turned out that these French antiques shifted as well or stood up >> > to as much hard use/abuse as any of the current Shimano offerings. >> >> > On Jan 10, 11:35 pm, John Ferguson <rfj1...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> First time on here, and it's my first time building a bike from the >> >> frame up. I'm hoping someone here can help, as I'm a complete >> >> neophyte. I've been riding an older (cheap) French bike for the past >> >> 10 years and finally took the plunge and bought a Rivendell Saluki. >> >> Frame only, of course--I could have taken the easy way out and gotten >> >> a completed bike, but since I'm going to be traveling long distances >> >> on this bike, I figured I needed to build it myself so I know how >> >> everything goes together. >> >> >> I'm in the process of acquiring components; I think I have most >> >> everything figured out, except for the following: >> >> >> I have a Simplex SLJ5500 rear derailleur and an SLJ front derailleur >> >> from my old bike. However, I can't figure out with a high degree of >> >> confidence what an appropriate range would be for the chainwheels and >> >> the cassette/freewheel. Unfortunately I sold my old bike without >> >> counting teeth. >> >> >> I'm planning on taking very long rides, sometimes multi-day, and I'm >> >> hoping to enter some formal randonneur events this year. >> >> >> Anyone have advice for me? Anything would be appreciated; I've spent >> >> many hours trying to figure this out. >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> John >> >> -- >> having a blood clot is a sticky situation > > > -- having a blood clot is a sticky situation --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
