Re: [CR] info needed on Suicide derailleur

(Example: Books)

From: "Michael Allison" <cyclo_one@verizon.net>
In-Reply-To: <631132.27750.qm@web82207.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:33:53 -0500
References: <631132.27750.qm@web82207.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Cc: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] info needed on Suicide derailleur


Hi Jerry,

Thanks for the information. Since it's an English bike, I'd like to go with a Cyclo rod op. derailleur. Does anyone else have experience with these derail??

Michael Allison New York, NY

On Dec 7, 2009, at 12:19 PM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> You don't say what brand FD. I had the same concern, but the
> Simplex rod FD on my 1954 Duravia shifts a 50-36 quite well. So, at
> least for Simplex, I don't think the tooth spread is a significant
> problem. On the Simplex, however, the range of movement is limited
> by the fact that the design has the inner travel of the top of the
> rod stopped agianst the right side of the seattube, so I don't think
> this design can shift a triple. Another thing I found a little
> tricky was adjusting the FD so as to shift onto the large ring
> without overshooting and dropping the chain outside the large ring.
> There are no stop screws like a cable-operated FD, so you have to
> move the cage in and out on the rod. But overall, these rod RD's
> shift a wider tooth range than most people expect they would.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, Texas, USA
>
>
> --- On Mon, 12/7/09, Michael Allison <cyclo_one@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Michael Allison <cyclo_one@verizon.net>
>> Subject: [CR] info needed on Suicide derailleur
>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 10:52 AM
>>
>> I'd like to use a rod operated front derailleur on my 1958
>> Holdsworth restoration. Does anyone have experience on how
>> well they handle large chainring differences? Will they
>> shift the chain on a 46/32 (or smaller inner) combination?
>>
>> Michael Allison
>> New York, NY