DISRAELI GEARS

SunTour 8.8.8. Wide (1st style)

SunTour 8.8.8. Wide derailleur (1st style) main image

I think this is a later example of a chainstay mounting SunTour 888 Wide derailleur - probably manufactured by SunTour themselves (early versions were manufactured by a company called Iwai). This example has very similar branding to that on my ‘5th style’ example of the SunTour 888 Wide.

The underlying design remains a version of any number of French designs from the 1930’s (see the Super Champion/Osgear Grand Sport) . This Suntour is, however, a well executed example of the genre.


  • Derailleur brands: SunTour
  • Categories: SunTour - pull-chain models
  • Country: Japan
  • Date of introduction: 1955?
  • Date of this example: unknown
  • Model no.: unknown
  • Weight: 313g including integral mounting plate but excluding external chain tension spring and chainstay clamp.
  • Maximum cog: 28 teeth?
  • Total capacity: 28 teeth?
  • Pulley centre to centre: 70mm
  • Index compatibility: friction
  • Chain width: 1/8”?
  • Logic: low normal
  • B pivot: none
  • P pivot: sprung
  • Materials: steel

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