Re: [CR]FS: Simplex Super LJ front derailleur

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Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:49:26 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]FS: Simplex Super LJ front derailleur
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Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> That's the Simplex model made specifically for triples. I have a
> couple and they work very well indeed on a triple. Probably work
> fine on a a double too, but look as bit less elegant in that
> application the the smaller-cage version.

It has some trouble with "half-step plus granny" setups because the inner plate tends to hit the middle ring when going to the large ring. But IIRC, on some versions the dropped inner plate was removable, leaving a standard inner plate behind.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA