Bob and all,
Sorry about the typo--I did mean the SX 630, of course.
Unfortunately, I get only fuzzy and undecipherable print when I try to zoom in on the pages and charts Bob referred to.
How do others manipulate these JPG files to get the needed clarity? (I'm on a Mac, BTW.)
Thanks,
Jon Spangler
still looking for work (or at least lots of free money) in Alameda, CA USA
On May 12, 2009, at 2:01 AM, Stronglight49@aol.com wrote:
> Greetings Jon & all,
>
> Not familiar with a CX 630, might we be considering an SX 630?
> Here is a circa 1983 or 1984 Simplex Catalogue which I
> had scanned and uploaded in its entirety.
>
> One SX 630 model shown on page 8 and another variant
> with a longer cage on page 12.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/
> detail/
>
> A useful source of info on later era Simplex derailleurs,
> these pages give details of the recommended cog and
> chainring sizes and the total chain wrap capacity. Within
> the different groups (referred to as bronze, silver, gold -
> which were essentially quality & price point distinctions),
> you can better distinguish from the photos the differences
> between the sometimes quite similar models, but often
> with surprisingly dissimilar gear ranges.
>
> These were the "final" evolutions of many late Simplex
> derailleurs. Many models were definitely little changed
> from the late 1970s models. I suspect all worked pretty
> nicely... but, by this era Shimano was also producing a
> wide selection of derailleurs as well... which were probably
> just as good, or better, and maybe a bit cheaper than the
> best of the Simplex derailleurs.
>
> I noticed in an early 1980s Motobecane catalogue that
> the Team Champion was using the Super LJ 6600 with a
> tri-color "M" logo added right beside the Simplex script on
> the outer parallelogram plate, so they were still highly
> regarded... at least for the French domestic market, where
> they would also have been competitively priced against
> other imported marques.
>
> Many of these derailleurs may still be good values, priced
> far below the exalted market prices of the earlier 1970s
> models, so these pages may be worth downloading and
> saving in your PC files... especially if you are a Francophile
> bargain hunter and could benefit from a "field guide" to
> help distinguish between the ranges and features of all
> these models.
>
>
> BOB HANSON, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA
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