Originally Posted by
jonwvara
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.
That's why both of my Simplexes have Bullseye pulleys. I had a Simplex pulley split in half when I was miles from home.
There were some long-cage Super LJs made and I'm watching eBay for one. I don't think it would work with a 38-tooth cog, either. I have a triple on my PX10.