Originally Posted by
Velognome
^ Any RD recommendations with "forgiving" limits? Not too concerned with the cost so fire away.
The claw hanger is going to position the derailer outboard a few mm, so if you're using wider freewheel with greater # of speeds, then a good, modern-ish slant-panto derailer will track the cogs better.
Here I'm running 7 speeds with a Dura-7700 rear derailer on a claw mount, it works quite well:
