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LarryG

07-29-06, 07:37 PM

I bought a 1973 Raleigh Competition today. It has a Huret Jubilee rear derailleur mounted on a Huret dropout. The dropout has the stop positioned well forward of a standard dropout. I want to replace the Jubilee with an older Suntour derailleur. How can I create a proper stop on the dropout? I guess I could use an extra-long adjusting screw and bend it slightly to contact the stop, or maybe there is some kind of washer available. How do people deal with this?

unworthy1

07-30-06, 09:24 PM

I've never done it, but this issue and at least one fix has come up on the CR list.
Check out what one guy did:
http://search.bikelist.org/?SearchString=huret%20dropout
You might also search the archives there, and here too, for other opinions and fix advice.

LarryG

07-31-06, 07:03 AM

Thanks for the pointer, unworthy1. I never knew of bikelist.org. I think I'll use the backward extended-screw method.