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Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:38 am
by Geoff
I thought that you guys might find this article about a collector of derailleurs interesting: http://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/bik ... derailleur" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Oh, and this is a link to his fabulous website: http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Home.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:24 pm
by shoemakerpom2010
That is awsome! :thumbup:

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:24 pm
by Weenie

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Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:23 am
by Powerful Pete
:thumbup:

Indeed! Galli derailleurs for the win!

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:24 am
by BobSantini
Huret Jubilee for the Weenie win :thumbup:

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:42 am
by prendrefeu
Pfffff. Whatever. :roll:
That Jubilee is a boat anchor compared to the Simplex Presitge.
Drilled out? That's so wanna be tuning, man.
Simplex went serious: plastic build - and only one adjusting screw because the other one is unnecessary. :twisted:
127g in 1965, baby.

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:39 pm
by HammerTime2
prendrefeu wrote:...Simplex Presitge.
Simplex went serious: plastic build - and only one adjusting screw because the other one is unnecessary. :twisted:
127g in 1965, baby.
Good shifting derailleur ... NOT!!

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:48 pm
by kgt
Most of those simplex plastic derailleurs would just break eventually after a few thousands kms.

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:16 pm
by prendrefeu
A few thousand kms? It may last longer than an alloy cassette.

Seriously - it's THE weight weenie derailleur on that site.

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:57 pm
by kgt
Yes... but think of what the result of a broken derailleur may be...

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:06 pm
by prendrefeu
A lighter bike. :twisted:

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:48 pm
by djconnel
I recommend the book "The Dancing Chain" which is an encyclopedic history of the derailleur.

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:08 am
by Kasparz
prendrefeu wrote:Pfffff. Whatever. :roll:
That Jubilee is a boat anchor compared to the Simplex Presitge.
Drilled out? That's so wanna be tuning, man.
Simplex went serious: plastic build - and only one adjusting screw because the other one is unnecessary. :twisted:
127g in 1965, baby.

That is so frickin genious! It's middle of 60' and they used one pulley because they believe second one caused too much drag. Simply genious!
Looking at this collection brings tears to my eyes, what we all use now is simply heavy, low tech crap, lots of things back then was so well made, so beautiful, so innovative.
Before I will get sexually excited about bike parts, there is one derailleur I have reserved place in hell. http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Kha ... le%29.html Post soviet people will know why.

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:17 am
by BobSantini
prendrefeu wrote:Pfffff. Whatever. :roll:
That Jubilee is a boat anchor compared to the Simplex Presitge.
Drilled out? That's so wanna be tuning, man.
Simplex went serious: plastic build - and only one adjusting screw because the other one is unnecessary. :twisted:
127g in 1965, baby.

Wow yeah. How did I miss that!? That is so emphatically in the spirit of Weeniedom (It doesn't work properly and when it does it breaks) we could mount it and present it to The Weenie Of the Year title winner.

And the nominations are ....

Re: Mr. Derailleur

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:17 am
by Weenie

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