Re: [CR] Cable housing stop for Simplex front derailleur

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Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 18:22:17 -0500
Thread-Topic: Re: [CR] Cable housing stop for Simplex front derailleur
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From: "John Hurley" <JHurley@jdabrams.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Cable housing stop for Simplex front derailleur


Mike, I think I finally see. I had thought you were wanting to eliminate the cable housing and just go bare cable to your front derailleur. Instead, it appears you want to keep the housing even though your replacement front derailleur was designed for bare cable. So you need a bolt-on stop for the seat tube below the FD. You can see on Velobase that Simplex did make double and single bolt-on housing stops. Here's the single:

http://www.velobase.com/ViewSingleComponent.aspx?ID=51E171FF-DADF-4799-9 BFD-EF91FA124F4B&Enum=103&AbsPos=3

However, even if you found the bolt-on stop and could get everything lined up and working, would it look kind of odd? If wanting to keep the cable housing, I would be tempted to look for a Simplex front derailleur with a built-in stop. The Super LJ was made in both versions. I'm currently using an SJA 102, which is a nice all metal unit although not quite as fancy as the Super LJ. Here's a link again to Velobase for Simplex FD's:

http://www.velobase.com/ListComponents.aspx?SearchID=0af73b03-76c3-4edc- 876e-3471b56abbd0

But wait...you said you had a Super LJ 503, and the example shown on Velobase is a triple. I don't know if all 503's are triples, but if you need a triple, then it may be harder to find one in a style that accepts housing.

John Hurley Austin, Texas, USA

Original message: The Simplex Super LJ 503 front derailleur was made without cable housing stop. Does anybody know what type of cable stop to use with the derailleur, and where I might find one? The housing stop should have french dimensions (22 mm).

Thanks
Mike Anderson
Gothenburg, Sweden