My VGT worked on a weird 13-32 7 sp cassette, just not as well as the immediately post-curlicue Shimano long cage I replaced it with. I had a Superbe Pro rd that worked well on a 7 or 8 sp cassette.
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com -- 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.
