Old 01-30-07 | 04:41 PM
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ticwanos
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From: Garland, Texas and Tahlequah, OK

Bikes: '68 Raleigh Grand Prix,'71 Schwinn Super Sport, '73 Schwinn Paramount, '83 Schwinn Super Sport, '84(?) Univega Gran Sprint, '89 Schwinn Waterford Paramount

'68 Raleigh Grand Prix Needs Derailleur upgrade recommendation

I thought it would be a cool idea to swap the original Simplex Prestige derailleur on my 68 Raleigh Grand Prix for a more modern Suntour Cyclone, but NO CAN DO. The derailleur hanger won't accept the newer design and the dropouts aren't designed for it either. What would be a decent derailleur upgrade that will fit this bike? The Super Course for that year also had the Prestige. Is something a little later in the timeline like maybe Huret Jubilee a possibility? I'm not trying to keep everything period correct and have something like vintage campy ain't in the budget. I just want to tweak the ride and see what a difference a better derailleur might make. Any and all suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
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