Hi to all.
I hope your having a better evening than me.
Tonight the big plan was to replace my ageing 34 year simplex front derailleur with a new one. The pivots in it are really showing there age and the whole mechanism is feeling somewhat sloppy.
I was given a brand new Shimano xt derailleur with some shims so it clamp into the narrow tube which is 25mm.
After clamping it in place I wasn't over keen on the way it looked (it looks way to over engineered) and then soon realised the pedal arm was fouling the bolt that clamps the gear shift cable on it.
So off with it and back on with the original simplex.
The Simplex clamp is made of plastic and after 30 odd years of use , it snapped whilst I was tightening it up. :~(.
I was hoping of any suggestions on another one that would be suitable for my bike. The down tube is 25 mm so that would limit my options as to the clamp size and would like something a little more compact than the xt derailleur.
All the very best.
Johnny
I hope your having a better evening than me.
Tonight the big plan was to replace my ageing 34 year simplex front derailleur with a new one. The pivots in it are really showing there age and the whole mechanism is feeling somewhat sloppy.
I was given a brand new Shimano xt derailleur with some shims so it clamp into the narrow tube which is 25mm.
After clamping it in place I wasn't over keen on the way it looked (it looks way to over engineered) and then soon realised the pedal arm was fouling the bolt that clamps the gear shift cable on it.
So off with it and back on with the original simplex.
The Simplex clamp is made of plastic and after 30 odd years of use , it snapped whilst I was tightening it up. :~(.
I was hoping of any suggestions on another one that would be suitable for my bike. The down tube is 25 mm so that would limit my options as to the clamp size and would like something a little more compact than the xt derailleur.
All the very best.
Johnny