Suntour Components c1985
03-14-05, 05:26 PM
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Suntour Components c1985
Hey, my bike has Suntour Cyclone MKII deraileurs, on both front and back. Does this ring a bell for anybody and do you think, assuming they are still in good shape, that they are good equipment? Anybody have any links to some product reviews?
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I've got Sun Tour Superbe components on a road bike of that era, and with tens of thousands of miles on them; everything but the rear deralieur is still working fine. Don't know much about the Cyclone MKII, but my view with these things I never "upgrade" till I have to. Hope your derailuers give you years of fun! They just might.
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I've got those components on two of my bicycles. Those bicycles are also circa 1985 or so. 
I've put a lot of miles on both bicycles and the components are, for the most part, still in decent condition.
I've put a lot of miles on both bicycles and the components are, for the most part, still in decent condition.
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SunTour made excellent components. Unless you have an itch for index shifting or a gearing combination they won't handle, there's no point in upgrading.
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Suntour made the best shifiting stuff I have ever used.
Raced with Superbe Pro for years and have Cyclones (the real ones) on a touring
and mountain bike. ll work as well as when they were new in the mid 80's.
Stuck a Mark 2 on my old racing bike so I could have a 26 or 28, and it
works really well too.
sun
Raced with Superbe Pro for years and have Cyclones (the real ones) on a touring
and mountain bike. ll work as well as when they were new in the mid 80's.
Stuck a Mark 2 on my old racing bike so I could have a 26 or 28, and it
works really well too.
sun
