I've recently gone to a 36-42-50 chainring arrangement on my mid-1970s Bob Jackson. The Suntour Cyclone front and rear derailleurs -- also mid-1970s vintage -- work great. I fussed around with Campy NR plus Rally cage, but couldn't get it to work very well. Food luck.
Mark Barnes Astoria, Oregon, USA
On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 07:07:50PM -0700, Charlotte Bronte wrote:
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> Taking the plunge into compact gearing for my vintage touring project. No less an authority than the late Sheldon Brown (see his Hetchins) recommends it, but he uses a modern long cage rear derailleur, which I'd like to avoid if possible.
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> I can go either way, Campy or Simplex/Huret. I'll be running a TA or Stronglight 50/34 on the front, and would like to know from members who use such a setup about best derailleurs. Have followed the posts here about Rallys with interest. That's one way I'm might go, either with a pure Rally or a NR fitted with a Rally cage. I've got many replies about this.
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> Another option is French, either Simplex or Huret, but here I'm completely out of my depth. What is the maximum cog you can run with these derailleurs, and should I be looking for a long cage version of the SLJ or Jubilee or some other I don't know about. Francophiles help!
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> Many thanks,
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> Robert Aguirre
> Windsor, ON
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