Ted:
Very interesting and insightful...I learned a lot from your post! It appears RD 
ratio is a critical variable that really deepens the analysis one would have to 
do bench top to get a feel for how a certain combo of bits would work in theory 
before trying. Personally, I think I'd be more inclined to just install the 
bits and see how they work before undergoing that much analysis, but it's 
educational to at least better understand how bits function together and the 
interplay between different parts of a system.
Thanks for sharing!
Scott in frozen ground Montana 

    On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 07:33:10 AM MST, Ted Durant 
<teddur...@gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 On Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 8:43:17 PM UTC-6 Scott wrote:

 Your research task: find out how much RD moves with each ratchet of your 
1975s. Then you'll be able to better assess compatibility with different 
cassettes of any maker/speed, as long as you get the respective cog spacing. 

I spent an inordinate amount of time on this topic and put together a 
spreadsheet (naturally). I found 25 clicks on my SunTour BarCons, and 25mm of 
total cable pull, so each click is 1.0mm. 
Rear derailer ratio, the amount of horizontal movement per mm of cable 
movement, varies pretty widely, from 1.1 (Shimano 11 mtn, SRAM 7-9 Mtn) (I did 
this before 12 and 13 speed...) to 1.90 (SunTour).
The SunTour BarCon has a pretty small barrel, and 25mm isn't enough cable pull 
for a low-ratio derailer across a large number of cogs. For example, a Shimano 
11-speed MTB derailer needs 36mm of cable pull.
If you want to dial it in, a Campy newer 9-speed derailer with a matching 
cassette needs 3.03mm of cable pull (3 BarCon clicks) for each cog. Or, combine 
a Shimano 10 or 11 speed derailer with a SunTour freewheel and you'll use right 
around 2mm (2 clicks) per cog.
There aren't many combo's that line up with even 1 mm clicks.
Ted DurantMilwaukee, WI USA

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