I seem to recall that there was a Titlist rear derailleur as well, which was pretty much mechanically identical to Crane, but without the polished finish of the Crane. I can't remember for sure if there were Crane front derailleurs or not. If so, I think they may have been only for double chainwheels, with Titlist used for triples. Anyone have a better memory or some documentation on this?
Regards,
Jerry Moos
> I am not positive but I believe that Shimano matched the crane with the
> Titleist (Spelling?). They at least were produced at the same time and I
> always found that the titleist was a smooth shifting derailleur. The
> block!
>
> Tom Witkop
> Rockville, Md.
>
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 21:20:10 -0600 "Thomas R. Adams, Jr."
> <KCTOMMY@msn.com> writes:
> > I've got a Shimano Crane GS and a vintage set of Dura Ace DT
> > shifters, now I need to know what front derailer to use to complete
> > the set. The front crank is going to be a TA cyclotouriste triple.
> > Was there a Crane GS front? If not, what other Shimano vintage
> > derailers would work? If not a Shimano, what would have been the
> > "best" early 70's front derailer for this set up? I have a Shimano
> > Titlist front shifter, but it's a bit rough cosmetically and I don't
> > know if it will shift the triple chainrings.
> >
> > Any guidance from the group?
> >
> > Tom Adams, Kansas City
> >
> >
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