Correct derailleur for 34t sprocket

Sailingalong
Sailingalong Posts: 156
edited July 2016 in Workshop
I've got a Raleigh sprint and I've put a new freewheel on it with a 34t sprocket. Now the original derailleur won't take it, so could someone suggest a newer derailleur that would fit the frame and deal with the big sprocket please.
Is that what a "long cage" is for?
Thanks
Rob.

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Yes and no... you need to read the specs of the derailleur to assess what sprocket size is compatible with
    left the forum March 2023
  • Sailingalong
    Sailingalong Posts: 156
    Looks like a Shimano Tourney RD-TX5 will cope. It's a "direct mount" derailleur so does this mean it will fit on my frame please?
  • Alex99
    Alex99 Posts: 1,407
    Sailingalong wrote:
    Looks like a Shimano Tourney RD-TX5 will cope. It's a "direct mount" derailleur so does this mean it will fit on my frame please?

    Might do it. How many gears have you got at the back? Are your gears indexed?
  • Sailingalong
    Sailingalong Posts: 156
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    It's the old lever on the front tube.
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    Sailingalong Posts: 156
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  • Alex99
    Alex99 Posts: 1,407
    Sailingalong wrote:
    6
    It's the old lever on the front tube.

    You should be alright with the deraileur you've suggested.
  • Sailingalong
    Sailingalong Posts: 156
    Thankyou Alex.
  • Sailingalong
    Sailingalong Posts: 156
    Contacted the seller and he tells me that it wouldn't fit my bike.
    Ah well.
  • Sailingalong
    Sailingalong Posts: 156
    Fitted a Shimano Tourney and that's sorted it thanks.

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