On Jan 10, 2009, at 11:35 PM, John Ferguson wrote:
> 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. John, it is possible that that rear derailleur will not work with your dropout. The French Simplex style dropout/derailleur hanger is quite different from the modern derailleur hanger used by everybody but the French. Just to complicate things, though, the French sometimes used both types of dropouts and made derailleurs for both, so I can't say with 100% confidence which you would have. The old French style looks like this: http://cyclespeugeot.com/images/Simplex_dropout.jpg and the now-standard style looks like this (scroll down to the photos of dropouts): http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_dr-z.html This might also be helpful: http://sheldonbrown.com/kunich.html http://cyclespeugeot.com/Threading.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
