View Single Post
Old 08-12-09 | 02:38 PM
  #19  
jonwvara's Avatar
jonwvara
Senior Member
Titanium Club Membership
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,058
Likes: 943
From: Washington County, Vermont, USA

Bikes: 1973-4 Gitane Tour de France, early 1970's Lejeune, 1970 Italvega Super Speciale, 2010 Surly Long Haul Trucker 26

No disagreement from me that Simplex made some good derailleurs, but the one on my TdF was not one of them. I think the jockey wheels were made out of peanut brittle. And anyway, most of the better-quality Simplexes seemed to be short-cage models. I certainly don't think they made one that would work with a 38-tooth cog.
jonwvara is online now  
Reply