Fun fact: On many Singers, the frame is purpose-built for a specific front derailleur. On mine, half of the derailleur’s clamp was removed and replaced with braze-on fittings. The derailleur bolts to the fitting. This reduces weight and makes the attachment stronger. But it locks you in to that
Eric Norris - thanks! Wow, Alex Singer!
Eric Marth - Thanks! Currently, I'm running a Shimano Altus M310, however,
I recently procured (from a fellow list member) a NOS Shimano XTR Rapid
Rise RD, I think it was Shimano's final iteration. Not quite as svelte as
something by Shimano from the
Hi Scott — I haven't run this combo but I think it will work. The seat
tubes on your Sam should be 28.6.
Older, svelte road front derailers without ramps typically work well with
wide range doubles.
Jan, for a time at least, ran a Sachs-Huret front derailer on his mule with
a 44/28. The
My Alex Singer has 48/32 chainrings, and a Jubilee front derailleur works just
fine.
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> On Mar 22, 2023, at 10:23 AM, greenteadrinkers
> wrote:
>
> Considering sourcing a Huret Jubilee Front Derailleur
Considering sourcing a Huret Jubilee Front Derailleur for my Sam.
Currently, I have Sugino XD2 Bash guard / 40 / 24 and a Jim 11/36 7-speed
cassette. The FD is a newer Shimano, not sure which model. The Shimano
tends to drop the chain when shifting from the 40 to the 24. I've been
hearing good
