Shimano Bike Derailleur. Opposite hand. WTF?

cooldad

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0581029497

nicklouse

the bike shop must not get out much. nothing opposite about that.

just fits horizontal drop outs.

cooldad

Isn't the hanger back to front?

The Northern Monkey

http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techd ... 728747.pdf

reversed adapter type for SS type only

Whatever that means.

nicklouse

cooldad wrote:

Isn't the hanger back to front?

nope

fits this style of drop out (in that it is open at the rear)



so you can remove the wheel without removing the mech.

The Northern Monkey

and it all makes sense lol.

cooldad

Thanks for that now I can sleep easy.