Is Something Wrong With This D/A RD?
02-04-13 | 11:07 AM
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1. I've got that derailleur and I run a 27t just fine. I've also borrowed a wheel with 28t and it worked fine also.
2. I've got that derailleur on a Klein of about that vintage... 1998 model... and compact crank.
3. Rear facing dropouts take about 2-minutes to figure out the first time. Nobody who owns them has a problem with them. You do get a little more chain grease on your fingers when you do it right.
4. The internal cables are only a hassle if you break one and have to re-thread a new one. Change it before it brakes and no biggie.
5. Kleins handle like a race bike... they had limited pro sponsorship but there was ONCE one year and a few domestic pro teams like Lombardi Sports / OFoto. They weren't a whole lot more expensive than the top end of other bike brands, but they did appeal more to people who might be described as desk jockeys with excess spending cash
2. I've got that derailleur on a Klein of about that vintage... 1998 model... and compact crank.
3. Rear facing dropouts take about 2-minutes to figure out the first time. Nobody who owns them has a problem with them. You do get a little more chain grease on your fingers when you do it right.
4. The internal cables are only a hassle if you break one and have to re-thread a new one. Change it before it brakes and no biggie.
5. Kleins handle like a race bike... they had limited pro sponsorship but there was ONCE one year and a few domestic pro teams like Lombardi Sports / OFoto. They weren't a whole lot more expensive than the top end of other bike brands, but they did appeal more to people who might be described as desk jockeys with excess spending cash
As for the dropouts.....meh....I get greasey just LOOKING at a chain, anyway.....
Oh...and: Nice pic!
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