RoaringFraser
Retro Newbie
New boy here.
My recently acquired Raleigh Stratos (impressed?) has a Huret Sachs rear derailleur, single chainwheel front, and the chain tensioning spring in the derailleur is broken.
I'm old and a bit fat. My MTB,was rather hard work over 40 miles in a day, and I got the road bike so that I could get back on the road, but a 5 speed single clanger is also going to be hard work.
My budget is approximately zero (OAP), any advice on what I should replace it with? I see some secondhand ones on eBay, but I just know that I will need some low low ratios too.
Or do you folks think it sacrilege to modify such a classic?
My recently acquired Raleigh Stratos (impressed?) has a Huret Sachs rear derailleur, single chainwheel front, and the chain tensioning spring in the derailleur is broken.
I'm old and a bit fat. My MTB,was rather hard work over 40 miles in a day, and I got the road bike so that I could get back on the road, but a 5 speed single clanger is also going to be hard work.
My budget is approximately zero (OAP), any advice on what I should replace it with? I see some secondhand ones on eBay, but I just know that I will need some low low ratios too.
Or do you folks think it sacrilege to modify such a classic?
