Show me your rear!
05-06-17, 06:26 PM
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I must have 25+ rear derailleurs in my parts bin. Various brands and models but all pretty high end. For some reason I really like the looks of this Ofmega Premier derailleur.
05-06-17, 07:12 PM
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The Svelto works better than this old battle-axe, even though it has springs in both pivots like all modern derailleurs:
05-07-17, 01:53 AM
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05-07-17, 03:39 AM
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This is some of my RD collection.
The Deore was on my Super Galaxy when I got it. After three years I finally got round to buying and fitting the Cyclone Mk2 that it should have had. The Cyclone was fitted for originality and it was an unexpected bonus to find that it shifted better than the Deore.
The VX-GT was a previous attempt at getting the rear mech at least period-correct. I actually made it up using the cage from a damaged AR-II that I had and a short cage VX. Unfortunately (and perhaps unsurprisingly) it didn't work very well, so it didn't get used.
The Simplex came with a neglected £40 bike that I bought on a whim. It should really go in the bin but maybe one day it'll be useful to somebody restoring a low-end bike for nostalgic reasons.
The Deore was on my Super Galaxy when I got it. After three years I finally got round to buying and fitting the Cyclone Mk2 that it should have had. The Cyclone was fitted for originality and it was an unexpected bonus to find that it shifted better than the Deore.
The VX-GT was a previous attempt at getting the rear mech at least period-correct. I actually made it up using the cage from a damaged AR-II that I had and a short cage VX. Unfortunately (and perhaps unsurprisingly) it didn't work very well, so it didn't get used.
The Simplex came with a neglected £40 bike that I bought on a whim. It should really go in the bin but maybe one day it'll be useful to somebody restoring a low-end bike for nostalgic reasons.
05-07-17, 10:52 AM
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I think rear derailleurs are an outrageously fascinating subject.
While the job of a rear derailleur isn't particularly complicated, it seems like the most outwardly technological thing on a bike. All the pulleys and moving parts and springs and everything. The RD is the "sexy" part of a bike.
I find the 80s and early 90s ATB RDs to be the coolest derailleurs. These things were meant for all terrain bikes, so they were rugged, they had the capability to wrap a huge load of chain AND handle wide widths of cogs- they were a "do it all" sort of thing- all business. The finer ones looked gracile and elegant, while still being all "business."
I should go through and photograph all the silly derailleurs I have.
The Suntour XC triple pulley- a really really nice shifting unit- with tons of cable wrap. Pastor Bob got this one working on a 38T cog.
The two top of the line Shimano ATB RDs- the M735 and the M900. Two of the very coolest derailleurs ever.
The second generation of the Mountech- a long, long cage, a huge tension/wrap pulley and the operation of an MII Cyclone:
The innovation of Suntour- circa 1984.
The derailleurs that made Suntour chase their own tail- the Sachs/Huret Duopar.
People find these pretty- but I don't think it shifts very well and I read of the spring going bad in them. But it is nifty looking.
My personal favorite- the Suntour XC Pro.
Followed very closely by the XC Comp:
And then one of the finest "modern" derailleurs- the Dura Ace 7803 GS.
Man... I could do this all day...
While the job of a rear derailleur isn't particularly complicated, it seems like the most outwardly technological thing on a bike. All the pulleys and moving parts and springs and everything. The RD is the "sexy" part of a bike.
I find the 80s and early 90s ATB RDs to be the coolest derailleurs. These things were meant for all terrain bikes, so they were rugged, they had the capability to wrap a huge load of chain AND handle wide widths of cogs- they were a "do it all" sort of thing- all business. The finer ones looked gracile and elegant, while still being all "business."
I should go through and photograph all the silly derailleurs I have.
The Suntour XC triple pulley- a really really nice shifting unit- with tons of cable wrap. Pastor Bob got this one working on a 38T cog.
The two top of the line Shimano ATB RDs- the M735 and the M900. Two of the very coolest derailleurs ever.
The second generation of the Mountech- a long, long cage, a huge tension/wrap pulley and the operation of an MII Cyclone:
The innovation of Suntour- circa 1984.
The derailleurs that made Suntour chase their own tail- the Sachs/Huret Duopar.
People find these pretty- but I don't think it shifts very well and I read of the spring going bad in them. But it is nifty looking.
My personal favorite- the Suntour XC Pro.
Followed very closely by the XC Comp:
And then one of the finest "modern" derailleurs- the Dura Ace 7803 GS.
Man... I could do this all day...
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05-07-17, 09:16 PM
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Here's my Suntour VGT Luxe, and mounted on the '73 SC. I paired it with a Sugino AT triple, with a Shimano 6 speed Megarange 34 on the back. It all works great!
05-07-17, 09:23 PM
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I just had to try one of those Campagnolo Gran Turismo derailleurs a few years ago. It was astonishing how badly it worked. It was hard to get it into the gear I wanted, and then once I managed, it wouldn't stay. But it would make a good weapon.
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06-08-21, 11:56 AM
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this party as been going on sense 2017, so I'm fashionably late
Hey does this RD-MT60 Deore make my cassette look fat?
Hey does this RD-MT60 Deore make my cassette look fat?
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