My VGT worked on a weird 13-32 7 sp cassette, just not as well as the
immediately post-curlicue Shimano long cage I replaced it with. I had
a Superbe Pro rd that worked well on a 7 or 8 sp cassette.
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
> That said, I have SunTour Cyclone Superbe P
That said, I have SunTour Cyclone Superbe Pro rear derailleurs on both my A/R
(135 mm, 12-24 7 speed f/w) and my Ritchey road bike (130 mm, 12-28 8 speed).
Both function without a hiccup (friction downtube shifting in both cases).
On Apr 7, 2011, at 12:39 PM, Minh wrote:
> So i use my Suntour
I'm totally with you on the cheap part. The cheapskate in me hates
buying something that doesn't work at all. I bought an early 90's XC
pro front and rear derailer, only to find that I couldn't make it take
a 32 tooth cog. It was only $40 that I spent on F+R, but I'm such a
cheapskate that $40 w
William,
So i use my Suntour XC pro on my Hillborne (135mm PW free wheel, but
only 6 speed). I have an early 90's XT (the pewter painted one, not
the black plastic one) on my cruiser and that's a 130mm 7 speed
cassette. my bridgestone uses a road-der (not labeled, it's silver),
and that's a 126
Speaking of derailing (teehee)if the OP is still a list member who
is asking for a derailer recommendation for a Bombadil, then I'd
disagree with all of these vintage 5/6 speed derailers. I am totally
convinced that a deerhead XT or a Duopar, or a Rally might work
perfectly for those of you wh
Not to derail the happy debate, but to the OP: have you considered a Huret
Duopar or EcoDuopar?
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:05 PM, rob markwardt wrote:
> I agree about the 70 SunTours (VGT and the Luxe versions...great
> stuff), however, the Shimano Crane is IMO a great derailleur as well.
> Mine h
I agree about the 70 SunTours (VGT and the Luxe versions...great
stuff), however, the Shimano Crane is IMO a great derailleur as well.
Mine has lasted a little longer than yours...I think it's going on 40
years. Just got back from an hour ride and didn't miss a shift.
http://farm3.static.flickr.co
On Wed, 2011-04-06 at 12:51 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I owned and used a couple of VGTs and didn't find that they shifted
> all that well; perhaps I am just inexperienced in the more mundane
> models available at the time. I know that I was surprised at how much
> better an old, early '80s, jus
was happy to convert them to money. \
Best to all. david
- Original Message -
From: "bicyclebill"
To: "RBW Owners Bunch"
Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 10:19:08 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Retro Rear Der
I don't have a bias in this discussion but thought you would
I owned and used a couple of VGTs and didn't find that they shifted
all that well; perhaps I am just inexperienced in the more mundane
models available at the time. I know that I was surprised at how much
better an old, early '80s, just-pre-indexing Shimano long cage shifted
over my bastard 7 speed
Thanks, that's a very interesting website! The Campagnolo Rally rear
derailleur was, in my opinion, quite heavily influenced by the Shimano
Crane GS. At the time, however, SunTour probably had the best
functional design with their VGT.
Jim Cloud
Tucson, AZ
On Apr 6, 8:19 am, bicyclebill wrote:
I don't have a bias in this discussion but thought you would all like
to visit this website for remarkable information on derailleurs:
http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Home.html
Good luck,
Bill
On Apr 6, 10:59 am, Jim Cloud wrote:
> I've used a late version of the Rally rear derailleur
> (h
Nice bike! I'm using a modern SunRace 7-speed freewheel and a Sachs chain with
my Rally. As noted by another commenter, the newer freewheel and chain probably
account for the improvement in shifting compared to what it was back in the day.
--Eric
campyonly...@me.com
www.campyonly.com
www.wheels
I've used a late version of the Rally rear derailleur (here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964304@N05/4880410555/in/set-72157624699133170
) for about the last 14 years on my vintage Paramount. It works
quite well. I do notice that the Rally works better with a SunTour
Winner Pro or Sachs freewh
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