John: I'm not familiar with your Huret parts but a lot of old stuff is a whole lot better looking than modern day stuff. IMO, Shimano tends to a cold, industrial look. Assuming you're going to use the FD & RD, expect to do quite a bit of trial & error to see what works for you. Most manufacturer's capacity specs are conservative, and assume at some point you'll wander into the big-big or the small-small, so the 26t capacity is probably advisory. I recall you mentioned you didn't count teeth but was the previous set-up a double or triple, and how many speeds? And do you want to change any of that?
dougP -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Ferguson Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:15 AM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Questions about derailleurs/chainwheels/cassettes Thanks for all the advice. Let me be clear here: Using the Simplex derailleurs from my old bike is not to save a few bucks on new derailleurs. It's because they worked flawlessly for many years. I see no reason to change -- plus they're a lot prettier than Shimano. All I'm trying to figure out is what would be a reasonable front/rear combo that would work with this derailleur. I know the "capacity" is 26. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
