Originally Posted by
scarlson
Before building this bike, I didn't get it. You look at a Herse front derailleur and you go "that only has a couple parts, it can't take long!"
And then you build it and you completely agree with the old man by the end.
Curiously, if the inner and outer plates were laser cut in advance, would it make the overall build any easier?
I'm guessing the plates, though time consuming, aren't anywhere near as big a pain as opening and lengthening the shifter shaft.
-Kurt