Originally Posted by
devinfan
The derailleur is a Suntour Cyclone 3-pulley derailleur, it was Suntours solution to the demands of touring and Mountain bikes to handle massive chain wrap, such as the half-step plus granny set up on the 720. It allowed for said chain-wrap without a long cage, which has the potential to snag on rocks, stumps etc. I think it's a great idea but it never took off.
While Suntour was figuring out how to go over rocks, Shimano was developing reliable indexed shifting.
Originally Posted by
nesteel
My '83 720 (60cm) is by far the "flexiest" bike I own. It took awhile to get used to it.
I wonder how much really changed when the bike was redesigned for 1984... Granted, I ride a 54/21" so that's going to make a difference. I figure there's only so much stiffness you can expect out of a bike with 47cm long chainstays.
Originally Posted by
devinfan
I had a bad dream about the saddle last night. Woke up still feeling it. I think it is going...
There's loads of awesome saddles out there- it's not like that was stock to the bike. Get something super cool!