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06-10-15 | 04:19 PM

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davester

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Bikes: 1981 Ron Cooper, 1974 Cinelli Speciale Corsa, 1975 Alex Singer, 2000 Gary Fisher Sugar 1, 1986 Miyata 710, 1982 Raleigh "International", 1985 Trek 720

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Originally Posted by Salubrious

To get around the non-reliability of derailluers...

Huh? The parallelogram derailleur is one of the most reliable pieces of equipment in bicycling. My 44 year old Nuovo Record derailleurs have put in tens of thousands of miles without skipping a beat.

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