Re: [CR]capacity of late SR rear derailleurs

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Campagnolo)

From: "don andersen" <peugeotpx10@hotmail.com>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]capacity of late SR rear derailleurs
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 19:41:49 -0000


Jon, my 83 Super Record shifted fine onto a 28. I have an old Performance Bike Shop catalog from 1983 that lists the largest tooth capacity at 28. Don't know if that is Campy spec or not. I know the cages were different on the later Supers. Somebody with alot more Campy history would be better at explaining or shedding some more light. Naturally, I got less teeth chatter the more I pulled the wheel back in the dropouts. But it never jerked back as with derailleurs that have exceded their capacity.

Don Anderesn Columbia, MD


>Hi all. I was just plowing thru a site which claims that older
>generation SR rear derailleurs have a rear cog capacity of 29 teeth. Is
>this true? I had always thought that 26 was the max (if I'm real careful
>w/ chain length and don't cross chain I've gotten 28 teeth out of my 84
>NR, but just barely). Jon
>
>Jonathan Cowden
>Ithaca, NY