A derailleur collection

[krebs303]

DISRAELI GEARS
“You know how the title came about - Disraeli Gears - yeah? We had this Austin Westminster, and Mick Turner was one of the roadies who’d been with me a long time, and he was driving along and Eric (Clapton) was talking about getting a racing bicycle. Mick, driving, went ‘Oh yeah - Disraeli gears!’ meaning derailleur gears... We all just fell over... We said that’s got to be the album title”

Ginger Baker remembering 1967


This site is all about rear derailleur gears... it is a little about remembering... and a miniscule part of it is even about the very derailleur gears that Eric Clapton may have been dreaming about back in the Summer of Love.

 

[ElChingon]

Those are great! I'd like to see a new version that would work with our modern components but looking the same. I like the big nut on the Russian derailure, Communism at its best Heck even mount one of those as is, would be a great addition.

 

[ElChingon]

Some of my favorites:

Considering whats going on now in the cycling media and the company and the known investors

 

[ElChingon]

The Russian, perfect look considering it was USSR at the time.

I just like the look of this one, gold!

 

[ElChingon]

These will probably never be redone, like the Blue.

This one has a horrible review but the minimalist approach has me thinking it could return.

 

[ElChingon]

Then, marketing gone wrong

 

[ElChingon]

Someone needs to send this one to Andy Schleck, well a front one mainly, but you get the picture