Re: [CR] Paramount tandem front derailleur?

At 1/19/2010 06:11 AM -0800, William Crowell wrote:
>What does one do for a replacement front derailleur on a Schwinn Paramount
>tandem with the bent stoker's seat tube?

Here's what I did for a customer's Paramount Tandem. 105 braze on FD + adaptor for using BO derailleurs on non-BO frames + spacer made from 3/8" aluminum http://bikesmithdesign.com/temp/PaulM1.jpg http://bikesmithdesign.com/temp/PaulM2.jpg http://bikesmithdesign.com/temp/PaulM3.jpg Simple to make if you have a drill press and a belt sander. Without 'em, not so much.

Because the angle between the seat stay and seat post is more open than normal, a 20t spread uses up all the derailleur's capacity. Would be a more complicated piece, but not tricky to make, to compensate for this.

Mark Stonich;
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