One of these dealies? http://tinyurl.com/96orqc
I mean, I know that newer is not necessarily better, and 11 speeds are probably not better than 9, but uh...I think you'd be better off running some bottom of the line Shimano stuff that that old Simplex. In my opinion of course. You can get a Sora front and Deore rear from Rivendell for the grand total of $84. You can probably find it even cheaper on eBay. That would allow you to run 11-34 MTB casettes in the back and whatever crankset up front you felt like running that was compatible with the bike. You could also re-use your friction shifters if you felt so inclined. Of course that begs the question, do you have an appropriate rear wheel to run Shimano casettes on? On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:35 PM, John Ferguson <rfj1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > First time on here, and it's my first time building a bike from the > frame up. I'm hoping someone here can help, as I'm a complete > neophyte. I've been riding an older (cheap) French bike for the past > 10 years and finally took the plunge and bought a Rivendell Saluki. > Frame only, of course--I could have taken the easy way out and gotten > a completed bike, but since I'm going to be traveling long distances > on this bike, I figured I needed to build it myself so I know how > everything goes together. > > I'm in the process of acquiring components; I think I have most > everything figured out, except for the following: > > I have a Simplex SLJ5500 rear derailleur and an SLJ front derailleur > from my old bike. However, I can't figure out with a high degree of > confidence what an appropriate range would be for the chainwheels and > the cassette/freewheel. Unfortunately I sold my old bike without > counting teeth. > > I'm planning on taking very long rides, sometimes multi-day, and I'm > hoping to enter some formal randonneur events this year. > > Anyone have advice for me? Anything would be appreciated; I've spent > many hours trying to figure this out. > > Thanks! > > John > > > -- having a blood clot is a sticky situation --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
