In a message dated 11/25/2001 2:30:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, Gjvinbikes@aol.com writes:
> I do not understand the issue of the reverse-action SunTour derailers, like
> the "Spirt", as regards the usefulness of this system, as that's what I'm
> using it with on one of my bikes. The pull direction, against the front
> derailer's spring, is still the friction-free direction as it should be.
> The
> only difference is that when you pull the cable, the shift is to a smaller
> instead of to the larger chainwheel. An odd thing to have to remember,
> especially when trimming, but the PowerShift system still works perfectly.
>
>
Good catch! I read right over that and didn't pick up on that. One of my favorite bikes uses Barcons and a Suntour reverse front derailleur. When properly maintained, modern systems have nothing on this front shifting setup. Chain pops onto the big ring clean and quietly.(53/42 double) Sad to say, I wish the Nuovo Record front was as good , not that it's awful, just not as good.
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA