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Doug Kanter
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Those of you who follow this NG may recall that I'm resurrecting an old Paris Sport bike. Last week,
when this odyssey began, I began removing parts that would be more easily cleaned if off the bike,
like the rear derailleur. I assumed I could complete the process and reinstall it in 2 hours, taking
into account the major distractions caused by my 14 yr old son and his friends, all trying to burn
down the kitchen by making an extremely complex gourmet dish: Grilled cheese sandwiches.
Anyway...the derailleur wasn't reinstalled until last night. There's the problem.
99.99% of the time, when I disassemble something I've never worked on, I make a sketch or notes. Not
this time. There is no separate mounting hole for the derailleur on this bike. Rather, it seems
to fit in the rear wheel's dropout, *before* the rear wheel is reinstalled. The derailleur has
it's own mounting hardware - it's not held in my the mere presence of the wheel's axle.
When done this way, everything fits back together nicely, based especially on my observation that
the brakes line up exactly where they should on the wheel's rim. The chain's not back on yet, so I
haven't tried shifting yet, but the derailleur appears to be lined up with the gears correctly.
But still....did you ever put something back together and say "hmmm...." ???
Does this sound right?
when this odyssey began, I began removing parts that would be more easily cleaned if off the bike,
like the rear derailleur. I assumed I could complete the process and reinstall it in 2 hours, taking
into account the major distractions caused by my 14 yr old son and his friends, all trying to burn
down the kitchen by making an extremely complex gourmet dish: Grilled cheese sandwiches.
Anyway...the derailleur wasn't reinstalled until last night. There's the problem.
99.99% of the time, when I disassemble something I've never worked on, I make a sketch or notes. Not
this time. There is no separate mounting hole for the derailleur on this bike. Rather, it seems
to fit in the rear wheel's dropout, *before* the rear wheel is reinstalled. The derailleur has
it's own mounting hardware - it's not held in my the mere presence of the wheel's axle.
When done this way, everything fits back together nicely, based especially on my observation that
the brakes line up exactly where they should on the wheel's rim. The chain's not back on yet, so I
haven't tried shifting yet, but the derailleur appears to be lined up with the gears correctly.
But still....did you ever put something back together and say "hmmm...." ???
Does this sound right?