Jerry,
The Exage rear hub should be a cassette. The last cog is threaded to the
cass. body, just use 2 chain whips.
David is correct on changing the geometry of the Mavic rear der..
Garry Nold
Kent, WA
> Anyone know the range of the Mavic "erector set" RD? I think this was
> introduced in 1979 and is therefore on topic here. Just installed one on
my
> mid-80's Mercier Bordeaux-Paris, and even with a 52-42 chainwheel, it
> doesn't seem to like anything more than 24T or so on the FW.
>
> This bike also came with Shimano Exage hubs with a strange FW. The bosses
> for the puller have a very large diameter, just a hair less than the ID of
> the small cog. Was there an Exage FW? If so, anyone know where to get a
> puller? Classic content here is if I can get this damn thing off and
> replace it with a proper classic FW, these will make a decent pair of user
> wheels.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX