Re: [CR]Lubricating Derailleurs?

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot)

Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:55:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Lubricating Derailleurs?
To: Carb7008@cs.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <4c0.1f7320c.3268498c@cs.com>


I know some of the Simplex plastic parts were hyped as "self lubricating", but I have always oiled them just as I would any other derailleurs.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big, Spring, Republic of Texas

Carb7008@cs.com wrote: Cleaning-up a Simplex Prestige for PX50 project, I was compelled to oil pivots and jockey wheels. Is this a bad idea? Will it just attract dirt defeating the intended purpose? Were these assembled dry by the factory?

Jack Romans
Sacramento, CA