I also use an old 70's double front derailleur (SunTour Compe V) on my 49-45-28 TA triple and it works fine. I think you can snag NOS on ebay for well under $20. NOTE: my Compe V has reverse shifting...you get used to it but if you use this with rapid rise rear derailleur you might go insane.
On Jul 7, 10:05 am, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" <[email protected]> wrote: > We covered this very topic not so long ago: > > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/browse_thread/thread/... > > On Jul 7, 9:00 am, GeorgeS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm building up a 70's era Bob Jackson touring frame and I'm going to > > use TA Cyclo Tourist cranks. I have no experience with these things. > > The drop off from the middle ring to the granny is enormous. Is there > > some FD that handles this kind of move better than others? Any advice > > (other than to stick with Italian stuff) will be appreciated. > > GeorgeS- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
