Who made this?
09-05-21 | 12:15 PM
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Who made this?
It’s not a good photo but would someone know the maker of this derailleur and maybe something about it.
It looks like it may say Suntour.
Thanks
It looks like it may say Suntour.
Thanks
09-05-21 | 12:24 PM
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yes, it is Maeda's V-Luxe model
short range version of the beeter knwon VGT-Luxe
this version has a large cog capacity of 24T vs the 34T of the VGT
it wraps 26T vs the 40T of VGT
date - early 1970's
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manufacturer's instruction sheet of 1972 -
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yes, it is Maeda's V-Luxe model
short range version of the beeter knwon VGT-Luxe
this version has a large cog capacity of 24T vs the 34T of the VGT
it wraps 26T vs the 40T of VGT
date - early 1970's
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manufacturer's instruction sheet of 1972 -
Last edited by juvela; 09-05-21 at 01:17 PM. Reason: spellin'
09-05-21 | 02:30 PM
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