Originally Posted by
hheilig
As for the derailleur hanger I still need to find a solution for that. Anyone have any suggestions about where I could get a hold of one? I kept the old Simplex hanger and was thinking I might just be able to replace the rear nut?
Which version of Simplex dropout do you have? The old, unthreaded 9mm hanger can be tapped to take a 10mm threaded derailleur mounting bolt, but you may need to file a stop tab to hold the derailleur body in the proper orientation. Otherwise, Simplex derailleurs that would work without any dropout modification can still be found on e.g. eBay. Later Simplex dropouts were threaded and incorporated stop tabs to accommodate non-Simplex derailleurs:
