Thread: Rear derailleur kisses spokes in lowest gear; shim it?
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Old 08-14-14 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by eschlwc
i just measured the space between cog tooth and nearest spoke on my five current bikes at 9mm.

all are 5, 6 and 7 speed freewheels, ird and sunrace, with 36h count wheels.
On my Schwinns, it's more like 11-12m, whereas on my original Gitane TDF, it's only 6mm. The TDF cog is 26t, the Schwinn's are 26 and 28t, and no dork disk on these bikes.
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