It might if the tube for the hand grip is right where a front derailer might go. That would be somethin'. Then an aftermarket braze-on would be required.
However, believe a 1x9 (or 8 or less) would be good. Finding that a 39 with a 12-36 gives a pretty impressive range on my Cross Check. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jun 19, 6:36 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > True. I'm guessing that nothing is impossible, and the statement "you can't > use a front derailleur on this bike" probably means that the design of the > bike precludes the use of a front derailleur, but someone who has a will > would find a way, and in this case, that way would be to get a bolt-on hanger. > > On Jun 19, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 16:20 -0700, James Warren wrote: > > >> Lack of cable stop wouldn't make it impossible. Clamps available. I > >> use a front shifter on my QB. > > >> Lack of rear derailleur hanger is the only thing I can think of. > > > There used to be plenty of bolt-on derailleur hangers on Bike Boom > > bikes. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.