Paul, sent a PM. On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 9:08 PM Paul Brodek <[email protected]> wrote:
> Feel free to disregard if you've already scored. But I generally want to > know what chainrings somebody's shifting, and maybe a little bit about the > frame, before matching them with a front derailleur. Yeah, most anything > can shift most anything, but if you're running a subcompactish 46/30 or > such, one of the newer fders designed for smaller outer rings might work > better. Shifting can be a little cleaner when the cage radius matches the > rings better, and the shorter cages can help avoid grief. Like, fer > instance, if you're trying to run a smaller outer ring on a bike with > above-bb der cable guides, sometimes a longer vintage fder cage rear > section hits the rder cable before you can get the fder low enough over the > outer ring. Ask me how I know.... > > I'm thinking you were looking for subcompact cranks, but I'm fuzzy on what > you actually landed, and can't recall what frame all this stuff is going on. > > Paul Brodek > Hillsdale, NJ USA > > On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 10:58:43 AM UTC-4, Joel wrote: >> >> Looking for a nice (NOS) double front derailleur. Open to other vintage >> brands >> >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/la7iRjgf2Gk/unsubscribe > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5dbc92f9-71a5-47ab-8738-e6d1669b9d9eo%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5dbc92f9-71a5-47ab-8738-e6d1669b9d9eo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- ~IMPORTANT~ Note to all~~ EMAIL ETIQUETTE If you forward this email, please highlight and delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address and maybe others. It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world. Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from obtaining addresses, prevents viruses from being propagated, and limits the proliferation of spam. Also, please use the “BCC” area instead of “TO” and “CC” when forwarding to several people at once. ~~Thank you~~ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPjfky8mH4TVhg_ARW9QWcXKjHpqghYDNSJfnv5Z%3DS9T8-y2PA%40mail.gmail.com.
