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Equipment
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Yellow Jersey
Reading the cycling press today, you might get the impression that every bike in the world uses integrated brake/shift levers and a nine or ten speed cassette. Nothing could be more misleading! In most of this world the standard bicycle is still a single speed and many riders ( like me!) prefer a simpler classic shifting system for running errands and other short rides. Here at Yellow Jersey, we have tens of thousands of customers riding the bikes we've sold over many long years. So of course we support the bikes we've sold, be they five speeds, six, ten, twelve, eighteen or thirty!
Here are some of the products customers tell us have become unusual or hard to find elsewhere:
And to go along with that, we stock SunRace friction shifters for downtube (clamp on) mounts, stem mounts and top (MTB) mounts.
Many riders still have classic era cranksets with gearing that suits their riding style. Unfortunately, starting in the
1980s, the clearance between the right crank and the outer chainring became much wider to accommodate newer thicker front changer cage plates. New fat front derailleur cages cannot fit in the older smaller format cranks. So we stock vintage front changers which slip nicely in the small space available in your classic crank system.
Early model Shimano UG cassettes which fit the pre-Hyperglide hubs. They are 13.15.17.19.21.24.28 and just $ S O L D O U T
New! Vintage Shimano Stem Shifters!
Chain has also seen big format changes. Today's skinny cassette designs require a chain with smaller outside dimensions ( Inside clearance hasn't changed, so all 3/32" chain will drive any new or old tooth pattern). We have available KMC basic chain with classic format rivets. You can easily set the rivets yourself with a normal chain tool because they stick out the side quite a bit. These give much better shift response, especially on classic fronts, than new chain. If you have a particularly wide range front and need a really fat chain, we've come across some vintage Wippermann derailleur chain (They were packed in cosmoline for nearly thirty years!) that's a whopping 9.2 millimeters across the rivet. Modern Campagnolo Record Ten chain by contrast is about six. You can see where this chain still has a place in the world! And whether you're slathering your old bike with love or building a project bike from a foundling, we have the assorted clips and clamps , hardware, springs, adapters, anchor bolts, adjusters and spare bits that get you out of small problems. Call and we'll help.
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Shifters
IRD Defiant Freewheels replaced late 2014 with
New IRD Classica Freewheels 5,6,7 speeds $79.95
NEW IRD 26 tooth low gear freewheels!
ideal for classic Campagnolo Record & similar
SIS-6 $49.95
SIS-7 $--out--; use modern SunRace SIS-7 $19.95
n.o.s. New In Original Package Nice cast casing stop!
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