Hi everyone,
I finally got around to riding my Follis 650B bike which has been a project for about 10 years. It was really sweet, and I didn't want to stop. (I couldn't stop anyway--the Jeay roller cam brakes are not working very well at the moment.)
Anyway, I'm looking for a couple of parts. First is a single Model 58 rim, 650B. Used is ok if straight. The other thing I'm looking for is harder. It's a Simplex Tourist 28 D rear derailleur for a 4 speed, 3/32 chain. It looks like a Rigidex, but doesn't have a bell crank or screen door spring. Used and bent is fine. Alternatively a 4 speed 3/32 303 Tourist would be ok. I need the parts that make it four speed so I can modify a 5 speed. The frame won't work with a 5 speed (The small cog fouls the end of the chainstay, and I don't want to spread the rear triangle or butcher the Exceltoo hub to make room for a five.)
Leonard Bulger
Marblehead, MA