That said, I have SunTour Cyclone Superbe Pro rear derailleurs on both my A/R (135 mm, 12-24 7 speed f/w) and my Ritchey road bike (130 mm, 12-28 8 speed). Both function without a hiccup (friction downtube shifting in both cases).
On Apr 7, 2011, at 12:39 PM, Minh wrote: > So i use my Suntour XC pro on my Hillborne (135mm PW free wheel, but > only 6 speed). I have an early 90's XT (the pewter painted one, not > the black plastic one) on my cruiser and that's a 130mm 7 speed > cassette. my bridgestone uses a road-der (not labeled, it's silver), > and that's a 126mm 6-speed. > > all are friction shifting and i don't have any range issues, i think > if you are sticking to 7 or below you're fine with these older ones, > if you're at 8 or above then i'd get a late 90's vintage r der. > > For me it's partly i like the old stuff, but also i'm cheap, i'd > rather pay 20-30 for a beat-up r-der from the early 90's then a new > modern one. also all the new rapid rise, etc stuff is un-needed when > all i use them for is friction shifting. -- 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.
