Originally Posted by
jdawginsc
Get rid of effect of cable stretch?
Probably. The only drawback of early SunTours is their long cable travel. I originally built the UO-8 for my wife, with Schwinn TwinStik shifters and a SunTour VGT rear derailleur. I had to grind down the right lever stop to secure adequate cable wrap to hit all 5 gears in back, leaving me no motion to spare.
When I have used SunTour derailleurs with early Campag. or plastic Simplex downtube levers, I have had to swing the lever through a wide arc to hit all of the gears.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069