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Stuck using this rear derailleur?

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  1. Original post
    DMF
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    I've been considering upgrading a cheapo frame (a Ross 'Mt. Rushmore' vintage about 1993) to a 9-speed group I have doing nothing and turning it into a bad-weather road bike. (It's not geared for the road, with 48/38/28 up front and 14-28 at the back.)

    This isn't as easy as it seems, but here's what may be the real Catch-22. This is the RD :

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    The key is that there's no derailleur hanger on the dropouts. (Note that the 'claw' is rivetted to the derailleur so it can't be reused as a hanger.)

    Is there an adapter that will let me use a modern derailleur? Or am I stuck with this POS group?

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  2. John M
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    DMF said:


    Is there an adapter that will let me use a modern derailleur? Or am I stuck with this POS group?

    You want the adapter claw to which you can attach any standard RD. Harris cyclery has 'em and so does Loose Screws. A good LBS can also get one.

    http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/derailers-rear.html#hanger

    http://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi?d=single&c=Derailleur&sc=Rear%20Hanger&tc=&item_id=LS-1701PD&id=85777743387

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