Classic & Vintage - Crazy 70's rear derailleur

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tellyho

05-20-09, 07:21 PM

Apologies if this has been discussed before, but can anyone shed light on this rear derailleur? I've never seen the like. I have no personal interest (bike is a Chiorda up for sale on CL), purely philosophical.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh237/EarlBarter/February2009317.jpg

howsteepisit

05-20-09, 07:23 PM

Its a simplex. The metal thing is a gaurd to protect the simplex in case of a crash

tellyho

05-20-09, 07:27 PM

Oh, that makes a lot more sense than anything else I was conjuring in my head. Easily solved. Those simplex derailleurs are pretty fragile. Dropped a pulley once and had to get a new derailleur!

merckx_rider

05-20-09, 08:29 PM

cage guard...

tolfan

05-21-09, 09:13 AM

Theres a shop in PHilly that gets $70 for those fragile simplex derailers.

Bianchigirll

05-24-09, 01:44 PM

only $70? that is cheap for something Fra gil le' *giggle*