[CR]Re: Spirax setup

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:04:07 -0400
From: "Paul Lee" <plee1@optonline.net>
To: Jan Heine <heine@mindspring.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <a05010401b9823af04061@[165.121.43.48]>
Subject: [CR]Re: Spirax setup

Jan Heine wrote:
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> - Unlike the Cyclo with its cable looping around the pulley and
> pulling both ways, there is a return spring. So the cable pulls the
> pulley only one way. The screw on the pulley (page 134) holds the
> cable end. There is a big flat spring that moves the derailleur toward
> the bigger cogs (inverse of current practice). That is the one you see
> on page 134. My return spring is tired, I doubt the derailleur would
> shift well onto the bigger cogs.
> Thank you so much for taking the time to check out your Spirax. Wow. I think my problem is that the return spring is missing. The rod is visible, with it's helical slot, as the pulley and body move toward the spokes. I am assuming it should look like the flat spring in a pull chain type.

I should have guessed that there was some thing wrong with the derailleur, like a weak return spring, or the previous owner would not have replaced it with a Suntour! This bike was used a lot and looks it.

It appears that the bike will be a bit non-functional for the show. I'll be scrounging around for a proper replacement RD at the swap tables.

Thanks again,

Paul Lee
Huntington, NewYork