+1 on Ron's take on Suntour RDs. I have several in my "on deck" drawer of the toolbox. Just can't do better for the price. They simply shed wear unless subjected to truly terrible conditions or physical maladies.
Shameless "WTB/Crowdsourcing" plug: I'm on an odyssey for a *Mavic 845 rear derailleur*. In the meantime I have had a Suntour XC Pro mid-cage on my Rambouillet, operated by Power Ratchet bar-end shifters in friction mode on a Shimano 8-speed cassette. I am also a fan of Suntour front derailleurs of both the shaped and flat plate cages. The X-1 FD is a great, cost-effective unit for 110mm BCD doubles (wide or typical) and triples. I have one that has been in constant daily use on my series of commuters since 2007. Feel free to contact me with details of any long cage Mavic rear derailleurs you may have laying around. We can discuss family treasure, filthy lucre, or other rare parts swaps. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 8:27:38 PM UTC-4, Ron Mc wrote: > > IMO, SunTour are the best RD and Shimano the best FD, they can still be > found with realistic prices, sometimes even NOS. . > So I'll show my favorite drivetrains, which everyone else has seen. > '74 Raleigh International > > <http://imgur.com/sIYkpmg.jpg> <http://imgur.com/hPkFYWX.jpg> > > Cyclone GT RD, 12-30t SunTour Winner 7; Shimano 600EX FD, Sun XCD crank > arms with TA rings, 46/32/26T half-steps plus granny. The RD chain wrap > and FD cage clear everything except the 26T/12t combination, which isn't > needed. > > *Here's the gear chart > <http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.sherman/shift.html?R0=26&R1=42&R2=46&C0=12&C1=14&C2=16&C3=18&C4=21&C5=24&C6=30&C7=999&C8=999&C9=999&C10=999&CAS=0&WI=7&CR=170&RT=1&ST=0&RPM=90&SRT=0&lRPM=80&hRMP=100&G=show&S=yes&TITLE=Raleigh%20cyclotouriste%20triple&HL=1>* > > > More recent 3x5 on a '57 Raleigh Lenton GP > > <http://imgur.com/TXWBeub.jpg> <http://imgur.com/z7AdSmu.jpg> > > RD is SunTour VGT, IRD 13-28t 5sp freewheel; Sun XCD arms with TA > 47/42/26T half-steps plus granny. *Here's that gear chart > <http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.sherman/shift.html?R0=26&R1=42&R2=47&C0=13&C1=16&C2=20&C3=24&C4=28&C5=999&C6=999&C7=999&C8=999&C9=999&C10=999&CAS=0&WI=7&CR=170&RT=1&ST=0&RPM=90&SRT=0&lRPM=80&hRMP=100&G=show&S=yes&TITLE=Lenton%20IRD%203%20x%205&HL=1>*. > > Every gear combination works with complete coverage and clearance, and is > useful. > > The FD is 1st Cyclone, which I used because I could attach the Simplex > chain guard by replacing the band clamp bolt with a computer board > standoff, along with the stock Simplex hardware. > > Both bikes have Phil freewheel hubs, the International 126mm OLD, and the > Lenton is special with custom Phil hubs at 115mm OLD with 8mm axles. > > You can get 5/6/7 cassette hubs and Shimano cassettes for them from *Grand > Bois <http://www.cyclesgrandbois.com/SHOP/gb_lfqr_R120126.html>* and > Compass > > A modern long-cage RD I can strongly recommend is Microshift R10. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
