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Old 02-09-26 | 09:53 AM
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sd5782
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Bikes: 1964 Huffy Sportsman, 1972 Fuji Newest, 1973 Schwinn Super Sport (3), 1982 Trek 412, 1983 Trek 700, 1989 Miyata 1000LT, 1991 Bianchi Boardwalk, plus others

1980s long cage 5800 rear derailleur

This rear derailleur has been pictured once in this thread on a build. One of these 5800s came to me on a bike with mixed parts. I am not as fluent in Superbe as many here, so it took me a bit to track down this one. It is listed on Disraeli Gears.




I am not using this right now as I don’t really need the chain wrap capacity. I also find it a bit clunky looking. The build quality is fantastic, and I did have it mounted on something once, and it shifted wonderfully too. Eventually I discovered that this RD was stock on some Cannondale tourers from the mid 80s. I came across it by accident and that is the only place I have seen it used.

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