I'm seriously off-topic at this point (Altus derailleurs), but regarding
the straight leg fork on the Bantam tourer, that was probably the detail I
discussed with Bob K the most pre-build. If you follow his builds you know
he's as good as they get at creating elegant looking curved forks with
I'm seriously off-topic at this point (Altus derailleurs), but regarding
the straight leg fork on the Bantam tourer, that was probably the detail I
discussed with Bob K the most pre-build. If you follow his builds you know
he's as good as they get at creating elegant looking curved forks with
*Which one?;-) *I won't know until I see it!
Actually, I'd not seen these; I was thinking of another bike recently
posted.
*Very* nice, both of them! I don't particularly care for front loading, but
those are nice racks. OTOH, I am one who thinks that well-designed
straight-leg forks look
"Actually I hoped to see a photo of your Bantam,"
Which one?;-)
Here's links to a couple of my Flickr albums
650b disc tourer (replaced my broken
Rambler) https://www.flickr.com/photos/8199310@N04/albums/72177720296641093
Bantam Adventure
Bike:
Which btw screws up my big pulley timeline a bit. I'd forgotten this mech
had that feature, it had
*everything *Shimano was trying to talk the public into at the time
including the rollamijig thing for the cable routing.
On Friday, February 11, 2022 at 2:22:11 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
Shimano Nexave, RapidRise/high-normal. Grant has a stash of them and will
put one on a complete build if you ask. It was a commuter/hybrid group
offered with a 7-speed "MegaRange" freewheel in the late '90s.
Joe Bernard
On Friday, February 11, 2022 at 2:16:37 PM UTC-8 Johnny Alien wrote:
>
Another (slightly hilarious) theory from Shimano was that the big pulleys
masked how long the cage was, making it still look sorta short cage (it did
not do this). The road bike market in the late '90s was a little
conservative...
On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 7:03:55 PM UTC-8 velomann
Statutes require a photo. Post, please.
Patrick "brown-skinned *metis*" Moore, who prefers 1X + grannies and
close-ratio cassettes, ruthlessly bottom-trimming in ABQ, NM.
On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 8:03 PM velomann wrote:
> Whoa. I have a NOS DA long-cage with the big pulleys sitting in my parts
Whoa. I have a NOS DA long-cage with the big pulleys sitting in my parts
box. It's way prettier than that Altus. I almost put it on my custom Bantam
but went with my tried-and-true Ultegra. Almost put it on my Sam...Ultegra
again. Now I'm thinking it might be time to put it on The Bay as an
You are correct about the cog maximum, I had forgotten this. My Romulus was
already a 105 triple bike with (I think) a 12-25 cassette, all I did was
swap derailers. Cuz Dura-Ace man!
Joe "derailer snob" Bernard
On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 11:51:40 AM UTC-8 lconley wrote:
> Shimano
Shimano tacked the 03 onto the front derailleur number for the triple
chainwheel version of the Dura Ace - FD-7703.
The funny thing about the RD-7700 GS big pulley version was that it would
not shift any bigger rear gears than the regular version, both listed as
29T maximum, but it would allow
Aha, got it; thanks.
On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 11:57 AM lconley wrote:
> What I bought for $51 was just the standard, non-oversized RD-7700. The
> picture was the $400+ including shipping from the Netherlands RD-7700 GS
> with oversized pulleys.
>
> Laing
>
> On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at
What I bought for $51 was just the standard, non-oversized RD-7700. The
picture was the $400+ including shipping from the Netherlands RD-7700 GS
with oversized pulleys.
Laing
On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 1:18:50 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote:
> Laing: If you ever think of selling that DA
Laing: If you ever think of selling that DA rd -- a very long shot, I know
-- please let me know.
Thanks.
On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 6:28 AM lconley wrote:
> There was a new-in-box Dura-Ace 7700 GS on Ebay for big bucks, but I still
> lusted after it. There was also a beat-up used one for similar
There was a new-in-box Dura-Ace 7700 GS on Ebay for big bucks, but I still
lusted after it. There was also a beat-up used one for similar money. I did
buy a Dura-Ace 7700 that was used but almost looks brand new for $51. These
are also available for high dollars, not sure who buys them.
I
What's fascinating about that big pulley design decision - a bit of Shimano
lore lost to history now - is they offered it at the low end and on the
Dura-Ace 7703 long cage rear derailer. It never landed (back in those days)
on any other higher end mech in the line and didn't survive to 10-speed
I have 3 Rivendell bikes with Altus r derailleur.
It handles the 9spd w/ 12-36 cassette with ease on my Platypus. It's my
favorite derailleur. A derailleur before it's time with large jockey wheels.
On Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 8:54 PM Johnny Alien wrote:
> Interesting that this came up. I have a brand
Interesting that this came up. I have a brand new Altus that I have been
debating about using on my upcoming build. I was pushed into "yes do it"
when I saw that Rivendell had put them on some Gus and Susie builds. If
they put a $20 part on a $2000 frame then I should give it a shot.
On
I have loved the Altus derailleur forever. An older version is on my
city-fied MB-4, and I'm saving the other one for the rebuild of my
All-Rounder. They were never flashy but they've always worked.
Beth in ODX
On Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 11:58:24 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
My 1980s
You inspire me...
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... but can one truly embrace Altus without sacrificing one's foppishness? I'm
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My dream is to deck out a custom lugged steel frame with full Dura-Ace STI,
then ditch the D-A rear mech for a gigantic heavy Altus just so I can tilt
my beret rakishly when I asked Why? and answer, Well sir. I like it. ;)
On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 11:24:58 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
The true essence of foppishness is self-awareness and excessively
deliberate fine-tuning of one's appearance. Somebody who turns the tiniest
detail of one's bicycle into an event worthy of showing-off is a bicycle
fop. So, me showing off a cheap derailer is the utter definition of
Humorously heavy, with cartoon-sized pulleys. It's the anti-derailer!
On Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 11:58:24 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
My 1980s Schwinn Paramountain had a 13-30 six speed freewheel. It's a
really nice Shimano 600 freewheel, but the 13 and the 15 were toast. It
was like
I just picked up a 93 Trek 750 with Altus and I'm amazed at how well it shifts.
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Check out the Shimano Claris front and rear ders on the Bike of the Month
Hillborne. Those are pretty solid looking and according to the build list
they retail for $62 for both. ($37+$25)
On Saturday, April 26, 2014 9:13:18 AM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
I've been a fan of
Shimano made a Dura-Ace 9-speed triple mech with those big pulleys. I put
one on my Romulus and, well, it looked *huge*. I never got used to it.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Friday, April 25, 2014 4:09:10 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
I love the BLUG post on cheap derailers. Especially when
I love reading about the history of the derailleur. Check out Disraeli Gears
website (Google it, not sure of the URL), but it's hosted by someone who
obviously has lots if passion and knowledge about derailleurs.
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I've been a fan of Tiagra and Alivio parts for years. It's decent looking,
works great, and comparatively cheap (not as cheap as Altus). A lot of bike
people have a psychological barrier to using entry level parts, buying into
the hype about climbing the hierarchy to the fancier stuff. When I
Yes! I put a $250 Precision Billet ProShift CNC era rear derailer on a
$200 Schwinn mtb frame..both found on Ebay. The frame is totes faster fer
sure!
On Saturday, April 26, 2014 9:13:18 AM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
I've been a fan of Tiagra and Alivio parts for years. It's
I'm impressed that any rear derailer can retail for $24. There are quite a
few moving parts made to close tolerances just for the thing to function.
I actually think the Altus looks pretty good, at least in the photo.
BTW, I had one of the referenced Univega Gran Rallys with the 600 stuff.
the Arabesque was more than pretty, It weighs 190g and one of the best
derailleurs ever made. I ran a narrow 8-speed on it before I upgraded to
a Campy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5190022.jpg
it was a standard for Italian road bikes in the 80s.
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