Tom, Have you tried a Shimano 9 speed Sora? Available as a double or triple. I have one of these (double) on a frame and it works fine. Friction shifting 7 cogs with a 46x34 in the front. Mine is shimmed but so far no issues. The number of front and rear derailers on the market today is indeed staggering.
To Pam's point I'm sure others on the list can point you to some vintage derailers that will work for you. Best, Rich in ATL On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 11:05:02 AM UTC-4 Tom Wyland wrote: > Thanks, Pam. I'm in the DC area (Herndon, VA) but it's spring and all > mechanics are booked. I'll ask Tim/Daniel at Bikes at Vienna when I can > get there. I'm trying to do this build all by myself as a project. I > would rather not order and return 5 FD if possible. > > Tom > > On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 10:58:14 AM UTC-4 Pam Bikes wrote: > >> I have an older derailleur I got from the used bin at our Recyclery bike >> shop. Most old school derailleurs will work for friction. I don't even >> know the name of it. It's all metal. The newer derailleurs are sized for >> different tubing and it had a plastic shim that did not hold. Where are >> you located? You need a mechanic who is used to older bikes. >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 9:27:10 AM UTC-4 Tom Wyland wrote: >> >>> OK, I'm still struggling to find a FD. I tried a Microsoft R9 and that >>> didn't seem to work. The local bike shop said 10 speed won't work with 9 >>> speed (which is all they had). I'm running friction. >>> >>> Leah was nice enough to show how her older Deore (9 speed triple >>> mountain?) was set up. Has anyone purchased a FD that works for them? I'm >>> having a hard time with all of the different variations (on ebay) or the >>> myriad of 10-speed triples new. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4bdb56aa-a280-4fa6-b771-956ca12450cbn%40googlegroups.com.
