Retrobike Touring.

Hi all ,

I need some advice for a mechs for a Touring Bike I am building, based on an early 90's Marin Palisades.

Going to be using a 7 speed cassette 12-28 with Deore Thumbies. I have lots of mechs in the parts bin ranging from Acera/STX/LX/XT short and long cage and from mint to rough

What's the best option for durability/performance ?

Was swinging towards LX
 
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I'd look for whichever is in the best condition, i.e. least wear in bushes and pulleys. All else being equal, and if it's for roughly the right chain width and will cover the range of sprockets, I'd probably go LX too.
 
Univega are criminally underrated frames anyway. Rather popular up here, used to he cheap as chips but have since become part of the retro fad so now they're sold as expensive retro mods. Sad
 
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