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    Can this Suntour Volante work with a 9-speed cassette?

    Re the original setup, it seems I misunderstood the catalogue. I think when it says 10-speed it means 2x5. Other mention is made of a 5-speed SunTour derailleur. So can this derailleur be persuaded to cover this 9-speed cassette or should I be looking for a replacement cassette? Thanks!
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    Weinmann 730/500 brakes on Raleigh Stratos - how to release?

    Thanks all! The levers don't have a QR mechanism, and the adjuster screw doesn't offer enough movement, so it's pads off or tyres deflated for me. Thanks again for all your replies. J
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    Can this Suntour Volante work with a 9-speed cassette?

    Hi all, Just posted about my brakes; giving this question its own thread, but I'm talking about the same bike - 1983-ish Raleigh Stratos just acquired, in need of some TLC. I don't know a lot about the history of this bike so I'm trying to work out how much work is going to be "fixing" and how...
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    Weinmann 730/500 brakes on Raleigh Stratos - how to release?

    Hi all, First post so please be gentle. I just picked up a fairly tired Raleigh Stratos (1983?) as I wanted to try my hand at a little restoration. The first head-scratching topic is the brakes. The models in question are the Weinmann Type 500 (link) up front and 730 (link) at the rear. They...
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