r cielec wrote:
> Ah, so.... Simplex, I see, is similar marriage of convenienc as
> Rallye; that is: on-hand short parallelogram mated to long cage
> plates.
To some extent, anyway. The original Rallyes were, as you suggest, little more than a Record body with a long cage. The Simplex long-cage units at least had the advantage of both upper and lower pivot springs, something the Ralleye didn't get until quite late in production.
> John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> wrote: r cielec wrote:
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>> For the record, which model Simplex ?
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> Simplex made a number of long cage derailleurs at different price
> points. Here's a "BX410" from my tandem (bottom spring broke, so it's
> been retired). I think this model was low to mid range:
>
> http://www.os2.dhs.org/
>
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