Re: [CR]fixie thing: now derailleur hanger amputations
(Example: Framebuilders:Jack Taylor)
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:16:27 -0600
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]fixie thing: now derailleur hanger amputations
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From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Mark Stevens wrote:
> It is, I believe, possible to adapt a Simplex hanger to take a
> Campagnolo pivot bolt. Correct me if I am wrong.
Older Simplex dropouts had an unthreaded 9mm hole through which the
derailleur was mounted. This was easily tapped to 10mm x 26tpi for a
Campy derailleur.