How to cause yourself grief with a old bike...
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:49 pm
Regarding the "Lets build a Classic with the best bits" thread I thought I would conribute the other end of the story, at least as far as derailleurs are concerned. in the picture is my Claud Butler Buccaneer circa 1954-56.
I thought it would be nice to fit a NOS Cyclo Olympic derailleur to this bike as it matched the period and I had a Bayliss Wiley Freehub with 1/8th cogs to match....
All I can say is DO NOT DO THIS... that way lies madness. The dearilleur is the most fiddly thingto set up I have ever met. It appears to have a capacity of 4 teeth which makes the 4th cog (22t) useless even though it can reach it horizontally.
It looks very cute but changes like a neglected combine harvester and hard to set up.... if I had any hair I would have lost it by now.....
Richard
I thought it would be nice to fit a NOS Cyclo Olympic derailleur to this bike as it matched the period and I had a Bayliss Wiley Freehub with 1/8th cogs to match....
All I can say is DO NOT DO THIS... that way lies madness. The dearilleur is the most fiddly thingto set up I have ever met. It appears to have a capacity of 4 teeth which makes the 4th cog (22t) useless even though it can reach it horizontally.
It looks very cute but changes like a neglected combine harvester and hard to set up.... if I had any hair I would have lost it by now.....
Richard
Mmmmm, first stop 531db's place, then his parents, next stop Richards, down to GaryF's place, then over to snoop at kukamungas latest finds. Time permitting a detour via stevendavids wouldnt go astray either. 