Re: [CR]Simplex copying campy? Probably not

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Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 11:16:21 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Simplex copying campy? Probably not
References: <200308201803.LAA23279@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>


Donald Gillies wrote:
>
> I read somewhere that the "Prestige" Delrin derailleurs came out in
> 1961. One of the advantages of this model, and all future simplex
> models, to the best of my knowledge, is that both stop screws face
> outwards in the same direction as the hub axles, and are on the top of
> the derailleur. As a result Simplex derailleurs are/were easier to
> see and adjust than campy derailleurs.

I only ever had to use the adjustment screws on my Campagnolo derailleur once, upon initial installation ;)

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

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