Bopomofo wrote:Does anybody have any experience or advice on good donor bikes to look for? Interchangeability of cranks over the years? Is it possible to just take the derailleurs off a roadie and shorten the chain (surely this MUST work)?
i would expect chain stretch to eventually be a problem. the horizontal drop-out or tensioner makes it easy to keep the bike running smoothly. i suppose you could just drop it onto the next sprocket down on the cassette every time it starts skipping!
i've emergency-hacked a bike with a sheared rear derailleur into a s/s, but it was for a short period and not a permanent fix.