Subject: Rear Derailleur Mounting Posted by: Scott Baxter on November 14, 2005 at 21:32:29:

Message: I'm working on a '66 Raleigh Carlton frameset and want to mount a Suntour VX GT rear der. The dropout has an integral hanger, but the rear der stop bolt is way too short apparently allowing the der to rotate counterclockwise too far, resulting in a lot of chain slack. What are the specs if any for rear der rotational orientation, or how can one determine such a setting? I'm going to try to use a much longer stop bolt and see if I can get it to fix the derailleur against the stop on the hanger, but don't know how long is long enough.