Ahoy ! OK, I have to ask - Is the Compe-V clearly marked as such ?
Richard Cielec
Chicago, Illinois
> The Compe-V is the best bet. The alloy cage on the SL gets torn up
> and the
> shifting suffers. It will handle a triple withe a 28T inner ring and
> maybe
> even smaller. It is made for a full width chain. Shifting may suffer
> with
> narrow chains.
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
> To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 6:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]SUNTOUR front ders
>
>
> > Bob Freitas wrote:
> >
> > > What were the matching front derailleurs for the VX
> (med
> > > and long cage) series rear derailleurs? I am looking to do a
> tripple and
> > > need to know how small I can go in the front.
> >
> > Period-correct would probably be a "Compe-V" or "Spirt." IIRC 34T
> was
> > quite feasible for these derailleurs, perhaps even smaller.
> >
> > > SL front had what kind of range? I remember a front
> derailleur
> > > with and extension to the cage but dont remember anymore about it
> >
> > The SL was pretty much the same as the Compe-V except it had an
> aluminum
> > cage. Cyclone-GT had an extension to the cage to accommodate
> smaller
> > rings.
> >
> > --
> > John (john@os2.dhs.org)
> > Appleton WI USA
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