Originally Posted by
nlerner
I see on
this page that Sheldon Brown says the Eagle was one of the strongest derailleurs ever made, but where does he say it was one of the best?
Neal
He said it right here in this forum a couple of different times. Here's a quote from
Sheldon Brown himself-
"The Eagle is a mid 1970s unit. It's the same as the Lark, except for the addition of the extra bumper. By 1970s standards, these were FABULOUS shifting derailers, possibly the best available at that time"
..."The Lark/Eagle had a very cool feature of an overload spring on the cable anchor, so you could yank as hard as you wanted on the shifter even when stopped. Not only would it not hurt anything, the derailer would then shift down as soon as you started to pedal".
Sheldon "Lark/Eagle" Fan
Last edited by coalhills; 07-07-08 at 03:18 PM.