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redneckwes 07-26-10 12:42 PM
Sorry we offended the O.P.

The simple basis of it is, old french bikes are a world of their own, a world filled with potential pitfalls waiting to ensnare the uninitiated. A proper French build takes far more patience than a build based on almost any other vintage frame. From my own experience, a deep supply of spare parts and a certain level of patience is almost essential.

smirkdoff 07-31-10 05:52 AM
hrm... i'm embarking on building my lil french frame too.. and this 'pitfall' called simplex dropout seems to be a handful... there are a few simplex RD on eBay now and 1 slj that is ending in another hr.
sorry i don't mean to hijack, is there any other RD that would fit into the simplex drop? Sachs Huret... they are french too..

cudak888 07-31-10 08:55 AM
Originally Posted by Grand Bois (Post 11176903)
You pissed him off, you crusty old curmudgeon.
It gets a bit irritating when every newbie introduced to Simplex dropouts refuses to understand them for what they were intended, especially when simply using a basic, non-plastic (read = reliable) Simplex RD is - bar none - the easiest way to make a Simplex dropout work in your favor.

Not only that, one even has a choice between straight or drop parallelogram with Simplex; enough to satisfy both Campagnolo and SunTour fans alike.

Originally Posted by redneckwes (Post 11177914)
Sorry we offended the O.P.
Correction. "I," not "we." Don't unnecessarily blame the rest of the forum on account of my own irritability.

-Kurt

P.S.: Come to think of it, if that dropout were tapped, wouldn't a Mavic SSC RD fit with no further modifications? Just a thought - especially as a Mavic SSC will likely run the OP more than a reasonably-priced Simplex SX 610.

Grand Bois 07-31-10 08:28 PM
Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 11206380)
It gets a bit irritating when every newbie introduced to Simplex dropouts refuses to understand them for what they were intended, especially when simply using a basic, non-plastic (read = reliable) Simplex RD is - bar none - the easiest way to make a Simplex dropout work in your favor.

Not only that, one even has a choice between straight or drop parallelogram with Simplex; enough to satisfy both Campagnolo and SunTour fans alike.



Correction. "I," not "we." Don't unnecessarily blame the rest of the forum on account of my own irritability.

-Kurt

P.S.: Come to think of it, if that dropout were tapped, wouldn't a Mavic SSC RD fit with no further modifications? Just a thought - especially as a Mavic SSC will likely run the OP more than a reasonably-priced Simplex SX 610.
A Mavic derailer fit his "taped" frame. It took me a while to figure out what he was trying to say.

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