Just got my new ''second'' Suntour VX derailleur in the mail today

[ridelover9941]

Very happy to say got my new ''second'' SUNTOUR VX rear derailleur in the mail today. I forgot to add earlier I'm currently riding on a Shimano Tourney 6/7 speed derailleur on my 80's Fuji S12-S LTD road bike. Amazingly, it's working with my vintage friction CHARGER levers. Going to keep my new (to me) SUNTOUR VX rear derailleur as a spare if my Shimano derailleur breaks or gives up.

 

[Drago]

Nice. Is it the VX-GT?

 

[ridelover9941]

Nice. Is it the VX-GT?

Yes. It's the medium size cage. It says VX-GT on the cage near the bottom pulley. It has the hangar and screw for screwing onto the dropout, the barrel adjuster and dial, and screw for locking down the cable. The pulleys are in wonderful condition, so is the cage, but someone greased it down before I bought it. I'm a very happy man now that I have an excellent condition SunTour VX-GT derailleur, the same model derailleur that was originally equipped on my Fuji S12-S LTD road bike

 

[ridelover9941]

Here's a picture of the SunTour VX derailleur I got today

 

[Drago]

Lovely and new. Nice.

 

[ridelover9941]

Lovely and new. Nice.

Yes, it looks new and lovely.

 

[Bobtoo]

GT is the long cage, the medium cage is S and the short cage has no designation. They are excellent derailleurs, especially when coupled with a pair of Power Levers.

 

[eddieallen72]

I’ve just got a new old stock Raleigh branded VX GT. Can I ask what cassette you’re using this with? I’m hoping I can get it to work across an 8 speed cassette on friction mode.

 

[mikeymustard]

@eddieallen72 It'll work on any number of gears, you just need to adjust the stops