I'm finding this thread more helpful than expected. I wanted to add this in order to simplify:
"Front derailers don't generally care how many gears you have in back, though models designated for higher numbers of speeds may have slightly narrower cages , so they might be a bit more fussy in adjustment/trim when used with wider chains." - sheldonbrown.com/speeds.html If people have found exceptions to that rule I would be happy to hear them - would be good to know. Double or triple cranks/rings vs. double or triple FD simplifies when you're friction shifting up front, which is even easier than in the back. Then you just gotta see about the reach/throw of the FD. Good catch on spindle length part of this equation! And I see how the bash guard kind of confuses things with setting the FD height. I'm setting up a FD on a Toyo Atlantis. Of course all 3 FDs I have are all 31.8 mm clamps. I'll shim. Thinking about puttin a lever right on the FD. Back end of the cage was looking close to hitting the chainstay on first mock-up. Might need a shorter cage. Nicely shown by Laing. Joe that is awesome you offered up a FD, a campy at that. If it doesn't work for Tom, I'd gladly buy it off you for a campy build in the q. Or feel free to tell me to stop swooping on parts :) Nice work group. -Matthew San Diego On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 6:17:13 AM UTC-7 Tom Wyland wrote: > I'm going to try one of Joe's vintage derailleurs next. Stay tuned. > Thanks, Joe for the parts connection and the offer to help! > > Tom > > >> >> On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 9:27:10 AM UTC-4 Tom Wyland wrote: >> >>> OK, I'm still struggling to find a FD. I tried a Microsoft R9 and that >>> didn't seem to work. The local bike shop said 10 speed won't work with 9 >>> speed (which is all they had). I'm running friction. >>> >>> Leah was nice enough to show how her older Deore (9 speed triple >>> mountain?) was set up. Has anyone purchased a FD that works for them? I'm >>> having a hard time with all of the different variations (on ebay) or the >>> myriad of 10-speed triples new. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c17c7ff0-0d5f-477e-80d0-fe520306c53an%40googlegroups.com.
