Shimano Nexave, RapidRise/high-normal. Grant has a stash of them and will put one on a complete build if you ask. It was a commuter/hybrid group offered with a 7-speed "MegaRange" freewheel in the late '90s.
Joe Bernard On Friday, February 11, 2022 at 2:16:37 PM UTC-8 Johnny Alien wrote: > Speaking of big pulleys, what is this RD on this Gallop proto? > > [image: fenderson_charlie.jpeg] > > On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 10:19:44 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Another (slightly hilarious) theory from Shimano was that the big pulleys >> masked how long the cage was, making it still look sorta short cage (it did >> not do this). The road bike market in the late '90s was a little >> conservative... >> >> >> >> On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 7:03:55 PM UTC-8 velomann wrote: >> >>> Whoa. I have a NOS DA long-cage with the big pulleys sitting in my parts >>> box. It's way prettier than that Altus. I almost put it on my custom Bantam >>> but went with my tried-and-true Ultegra. Almost put it on my Sam...Ultegra >>> again. Now I'm thinking it might be time to put it on The Bay as an >>> investment in the Roaduno fund. Cuz it's definitely not going on THAT bike >>> ;-) >>> >>> The local guy I bought it from years ago worked in a bike shop and he >>> said the target clientele - I'm paraphrasing his words - was old white guys >>> with the money to afford Dura-Ace but who wouldn't think of giving up their >>> triple chain rings. >>> >>> Mike M >>> >>> On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 1:29:38 AM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>>> What's fascinating about that big pulley design decision - a bit of >>>> Shimano lore lost to history now - is they offered it at the low end and >>>> on >>>> the Dura-Ace 7703 long cage rear derailer. It never landed (back in those >>>> days) on any other higher end mech in the line and didn't survive to >>>> 10-speed D-A. I don't know the pulley situation now with modern Shimano, >>>> but for a very long time Altus was the best derailer you could get with >>>> this innovation. You had to NOT spend too much money! >>>> >>>> Joe Bernard >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 8:26:20 PM UTC-8 row.n.2...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have 3 Rivendell bikes with Altus r derailleur. >>>>> It handles the 9spd w/ 12-36 cassette with ease on my Platypus. It's >>>>> my favorite derailleur. A derailleur before it's time with large jockey >>>>> wheels. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:54 PM Johnny Alien <johnny....@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Interesting that this came up. I have a brand new Altus that I have >>>>>> been debating about using on my upcoming build. I was pushed into "yes >>>>>> do >>>>>> it" when I saw that Rivendell had put them on some Gus and Susie builds. >>>>>> If >>>>>> they put a $20 part on a $2000 frame then I should give it a shot. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 7:46:39 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> High praise indeed! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://bikesnobnyc.com/2022/02/09/the-smoothness-of-friction/#more-8766 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> Patrick Moore >>>>>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/024cff9e-5943-411e-8518-8f55c076803en%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/024cff9e-5943-411e-8518-8f55c076803en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9ed8eacb-875f-4e20-b9fb-fea5c7f711c0n%40googlegroups.com.
