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
> 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