Re: [CR]Wide range front derailleur for 52/36 - recommendation needed

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:48:27 -0800
From: "Jack Fortune" <jfortune@uoregon.edu>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Wide range front derailleur for 52/36 - recommendation needed


> are there any good on-topic Euro front derailleurs that can gracefully
> shift a wide-range TA Cyclotourist triple? I remember people using

I've had very good success using an early 1970's Campagnolo Record FD. It shifts my TA 49/32 without flaw. I use it on a Motobecane Grand Jubile that's my daily rider - it's not a restoration and I do have some period-incorrect parts on it - but this front derailleur really does work wonderfully.

regards,

Jack Fortune
Eugene, Oregon