Originally Posted by
tiger1964
This seems to be some odd mid-range RD, longer cage (at about 60mm c-to-c on the pulley bolts) than a short cage Luxe, but not exactly "touring". I'd like to give him a bit more range, especially at the Stronglight 93's at 45T-52T. 14T-28T is marginal, how about 14T-30T? And I have an almost unused Suntour 14T-32T that I could use, any hope of (a) will this RD handle that, even with a drop link, considering there's only 7T swing on the chainrings? Or hope of finding a longer cage (the RD polished up and well rebuilt now, hate to waste it) to fit?
Yes, the rear mech is not a V Luxe as a couple people said, it's a V-T Luxe (medium cage). Like the V-GT (and unlike the short-cage V), the V-T has the cage that lets you take the chain out without tools.
Specs for V-T:
- Maximum cog: 30 teeth
- Total capacity: 28 teeth