Erik, Thanks, i think this explains why my suntour xc der is a little loud at various points in the gear range, at least now i know!
I also wanted to say that i have a set of deore thumb shifters, which are great. and a set of suntour xc pro levers, the levers i would put up against any modern machined lever, they are really nice. On Apr 5, 10:21 pm, Erik <efrob...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Suntour derailleurs were fabulous in terms of durability, and in > the shifting benefits that come from a derailleur that remains solid > in its various pivots. One retrofit that I recall making, "back in > the day," was to replace the upper jockey wheel of a Suntour > derailleur with a floating Shimano jockey. The float in that upper > wheel is crucial in compensating for the changing chain angle as one > goes through the gears, and results in a much smoother/quieter > drivetrain. > > On Apr 5, 9:23 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > In my rather limited experience, modern Shimano rds are hard to beat for > > long cage rds. The LX that I swapped out for a 15 year old (at least) XT > > shifted much better than the XT (but I didn't like the reverse action) and > > the XT shifts better than the various SunTours that I used. If a modern rd > > shifts as well as that LX, it will shift wonderfully, even over bastard > > cassettes made from out-of-series cogs, via Silver bar end shifters. > > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Kip Otteson <kip.otte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Just curious about your opinions. I've looked a little on eBay and > > > I've found many Suntour XC Pro and XC Expert derailleurs and thumb > > > shifters there. By many I mean 5 or so. I remember back in the day, > > > 1988/89, that friends that were really into mountain biking loved the > > > Suntour stuff. I currently have a Nooodle bar on the Bombadil and am > > > thinking about moving my current dirt drop bar setup to my wife's > > > Heron and going with a Bullmoose Bar. I'd put the thumb shifters on > > > the new set up and get rid of my squeaky Deore derailleur in the > > > process. I saw the XT rear for sale on the list and I'd buy it today, > > > but I was wondering what you guys/gals thought? I want to get a 7 > > > speed rear wheel built up by Riv so that would be the wheel it would > > > work with. If I put the derailleur on my bike right now (9 speed) > > > would it work if I just use friction mode? > > > > Thanks for your insight and opinions. > > > > Kip Otteson > > > Chiang Mai, Thailand > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com -- 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.
