Originally Posted by
cudak888
This, and everything else too. We really need to know not just the derailer and shifter, but what freewheel and chain you're running with the combos so far. Some of the 5-speed chains from back in the day combined with unrefined Atom freewheels (or Schwinn-licensed Shimano copies of Atoms) could be quite the noisy mess to shift.
Pictures would help too, for if there happens to be a recurring setup issue, it may be visible.
Question for the OP: Generally, in your experience, what combinations have you had that you've been pleased with? It'd help to give us a point of reference.
-Kurt
all good points and questions. I am going to share two videos tomorrow or two bikes I am working on that show good and bad in my opinion. A basic mixtie with a very early Shimano 600 rd shifting smooth and quiet, and a Viscount with a Suntour VGT Lux clunking along.
In terms of good experiences, it seems once I get into early to mid eighties and forward they seem pretty good and smooth. Prior to that I have always found Simplex to shift nice, some Huerets have been surprisingly smooth. Perhaps Suntours have been a more problematic brand.