Sat, 15 Mar 2003 21:07:19 EST ABikie@aol.com writes:
>
> Early Kleins used the SR or NR FD.
> A amsll section of painted-Klein-sized tubing was supplied. The FD band
was
> formed around it ,then a longer bolt was slightly bent(like an early OS
> Kryptonite lock mount and the nut was turned.
> My '78 Boron Reinforced Team Super features a FD done at the factory.
> Other features include a Gold NR/SR group with the 27.4 post.
> the multi-size Record C clamp came later.
> Larry Black
> Mt Airy, Md
>
Larry & others:
I can vouch for the correctness of this information. As I have mentioned in the past, I went down to the factory (the Klein family farm's barn & tool shed) in San Martin, CA, met Gary Klein, Jim Williams, and Brian Vandeworken, long before I purchased my own '77 Klein "Team Super". Although I don't remember the small tube section being painted.
I remember Gary showing me one of those kits, and passing on using one.
Instead, I created an extra link that effectively widens the clamp opening on a Sun Tour Cyclone front derailleur. It's still mounted that way today. I only made one, and I guess someone else could have done the same. I used a small scrap of aluminum, a hack saw, several files, an electric drill, and a nail for the extra pivot pin.
My choice for the rear was a Crane, which is the correct designation for the short caged version in the Shimano Dura Ace line (a Crane GS has the long cage).
"Bicycle Mark" Perkins Fresno Cycling Club - Historian Fresno, California, U.S.A.
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