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Location: Argonia, Kansas
Ships to: US,
Item: 394763249912
Restocking Fee:No
Return shipping will be paid by:Seller
All returns accepted:Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within:30 Days
Refund will be given as:Money back or replacement (buyer’s choice)
Suntour:Suntour
Spirt:Spirt
Compatible Bike Type:Road Bike
Number of Chainrings:Double
MPN:Does Not Apply
Country/Region of Manufacture:Japan
Mounting Type:Clamp-on
Number of Speeds:5/6 Speed
Cable Pull Type:Bottom Pull
Part Type:Front Derailleur
New-Old-Stock Suntour Spirt Front Derailleur…Clamp-On (28.6 mm) Model Thank you for your interest in this item and please visit our store for other offerings. We have very reasonable shipping terms and combine orders to save money (for customers) on shipping costs. We also maintain customer friendly return/refund/exchange policies. Product Description: This offering is for a new-old-stock (NOS) Suntour Spirt front derailleur from the early 80’s. It’s probably best described as an entry level model, but it’s still a legitimate (Japanese made) Suntour front derailleur from the period when Suntour was still one of the major companies producing quality bicycle components. Some of it’s more prominent design features include… Compatibility: marketed as road bike model during the 5/6-speed freewheel era (although see notes that follow for other drivetrain possibilities) Capacity: double chainring with 18T max difference (shop catalog specs) Mounting bracket: clamp-on (28.6 mm)…so should be compatible with many vintage steel tubed road bikes that require a clamp-on unit Cable pull: bottom (so cable routing must enter from below the unit) Design: unconventional/bottom swing (see notes below) Weight: 140 grams (per our digital postal scale) Other note: The aforementioned weight is on the high side (for a front derailleur). Upon further inspection and research, we noted this derailleur is all steel construction. In addition to the above noted specifications, there are a few characteristics that make these relatively inexpensive units quite unique. The first noteworthy item is the actual shifting mechanism. It’s a fairly early version of a bottom pull slant parallelogram design, but the mechanism functions in an unconventional manner (at least relative to many of today’s front derailleurs). In other words, when the derailleur is at rest…with the cable having the least amount of tension (i.e., when a left-side down tube shifter is parallel to the down tube and pointing away from the rider), this front derailleur cage will be seated over the larger (outside) chainring on a double crankset. Then to shift the chain to the smaller (inside) chainring, the lever must be pulled back (towards the rider) to create the added pull/tension needed to move the derailleur cage inward. Of course, this shifting approach is the opposite of a conventional front derailleur, but it would still appear to function perfectly fine (although it would probably take some getting used to…by those that wanted to give one of them a try). The other interesting design feature is the integrated cable housing stop that also functions as the pivot point for this unit (as opposed to newer bottom pull units where this pivot point location is at the cable pinch/secure point). This design feature is best illustrated in the last of the pictures above. We do not see many frames (at least newer frames) that require this integrated cable housing stop, as most newer front derailleurs only require bare cable that generally routes underneath the bottom bracket shell. As a result, this offering is a much better match for an older frame with a clamp-on/braze-on cable housing stop on the left side of the down tube that will allow cable/housing to route over the top of the bottom bracket shell and up to the built-in cable housing stop on this front derailleur. We should also note there are other front derailleurs out there with a mounting bracket that will accommodate a cable housing stop, but this particular offering has the cable housing stop integrated/attached to the unit (presumably because it performs a vital role in the function of the unit). In other words, the cable housing “push” against this cable housing stop (while the cable passes through) represents the force that moves the cable housing arm (and ultimately the chain guide from the large chainring to the small chainring). For this reason, it’s critical to this front derailleur model that cable routing includes cable housing locked into place on the frame (at one end) and at the cable housing arm of this unit (at the other end)…to ensure proper shifting function. In terms of their condition, these are all new old stock front derailleurs, but they were bulk packed in plastic bags, so expect some shopwear (scuffs and scratches. Actually, these front derailleurs would have been in better shape, but for some reason they were factory shipped in their heavy plastic packaging (bags) with the clamp bolt loose…so not threaded into the clamp mechanism. As a result, it appears these bolts were left free to scratch/scuff the chrome finish on these front derailleurs (while in storage over the past 35+ years) and this is most noticeable on the derailleur cage. General note regarding narrower/wider front derailleur cages (chain guides) and chains… We do not see many clamp-on front derailleurs with these wider cages, which are typically more effective at shifting the wider chains desired on some vintage road bikes. Narrow chains may also be used with these vintage setups, but because they are typically more expensive and usually not as durable (because they are made with thinner/lighter component pieces)…they are probably not the best alternative for a vintage road bike. Wider chains are usually a better option, because they are made with thicker/heavier component pieces that will generally hold up better over a longer period (so more miles between replacements). The problem is that most of today’s front derailleurs are built with cages to accommodate extremely narrow chains (for 9 and 10-speed shifting), which means they might not work as well on a vintage road bike when a wider chain is preferred (for the reasons noted above). In many cases, it’s still possible to get the newer front derailleurs to function…but with a narrower cage and a wider chain, it would appear the limit screw adjustments have to be near perfect to eliminate chain rub (so little margin for error here…and hence the reason the slightly wider cage on these older front derailleurs is a nice feature). Terms and Conditions: You may visit our store by clicking on this “Store Home Page” link and please note the product categories on the left side of our “Store Home Page”. We have also moved our “Terms and Conditions” to a separate page within our Ebay store. You may navigate to this page by clicking on the link on the left side of our “Store Home Page” (below the product categories) or you may click on one of our “Terms and Conditions” direct links herein. Note to international customers regarding shipping… We apologize to those that feel some of our international shipping charges are too high. We only charge actual shipping rates, but once an order exceeds a certain amount, we hesitate to use the least expensive US Postal Services First Class International service. We feel this way, because this service is not trackable or insurable…so more risk of loss. We prefer the US Postal Services Priority Mail International service for more expensive orders, because this service is trackable at USPS.com and insurable…so less risk of loss. Unfortunately, this service is more expensive, especially for smaller/lighter packages, relative to the First Class International service. We are sorry about these higher shipping costs, but hopefully our notes help to explain why this is the case. Note to international customers regarding customs… We also apologize to those that feel their country import taxes, duties and brokerage fees are excessive. As a small US business, we are required by customs’ laws to declare each order as a retail sale. Additionally, the declared order value must be equal to total store purchases and/or winning auction bids (less any shipping costs, as these are not considered in the declared value). As a result, each customer will be responsible for paying his/her own country taxes, duties and brokerage fees, which will be collected upon delivery. Again, we apologize for these additional costs, but we cannot afford the penalties and fines that come with breaking customs’ laws…so we have to strictly abide by them.
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