With the closing of the 1970s the venerable Eagle design took a small, but significant steps forward. The cable clamp was mounted on the outer parallelogram plate - changing the geometry of the gear, as previously the cable clamp was attached to the front knuckle. The spring-loaded cable saver was also moved from the cable clamp bolt and built into the outer cable stop. All this clearly deserved a change of name - to Eagle II.

Note how the weight is now ‘down’ to 334g - my heaviest short cage Eagle is a trifling 466g.

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1. •Brand: Shimano
   

2. •My category: Shimano - from Skylark to world domination
   

3. •Country: Japan
   

4. •Date of introduction: 1977?
   

5. •Date of this example: 1984? (no two letter date code, but 1984 on the service instruction leaflet)
   

6. •Model no: EG10
   

7. •Weight: 334g including hanger plate
   

8. •Maximum cog: 28 teeth
   

9. •Total capacity: 28 teeth
   

10. •Pulley centre to centre: 54mm
    

11. •Index compatibility: friction
    

12. •Chain width: 3/32”
    

13. •Logic: top normal
    

14. •Pivots: two sprung pivots
    

15. •Material: steel
    

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