It's a triple with a wide-ish cage to clear 7/8-speed chains, which I prefer on 9-speed systems cuz you don't have to trim as often to clear the narrower chain. Assuming you're using friction front shifting it should be fine*, index compatibility is a whole 'nother kettle of beans or whatever that phrase is.
* Make sure you have the correct shim for your downtube if the clamp itself is 34.9. I just picked up a 34.9 Deore (used) that only had a 31.8 shim, I bought a 28.6 that would fit my frame. On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 10:04:43 AM UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I need to replace my stock Rivendell front derailleur. Can someone please > recommend a good front derailleur? > > Here’s my existing setup: > > Appaloosa > Rivendell Silver crankset and 3 rings > Rear cassette: Shimano XTR 11-34T > Rear derailleur: Shimano Deore long cage > > With the exception of the rear cassette, all of the components came stock > with the bike. > > I picked up a Shimano Altus FD-M311 at the swap meet. Will this work for > my setup? Does a better option exist? Please let me know your > recommendations, advice, opinions, and experience! > > Thanks, everyone. > On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 9:45:08 AM UTC-8 mmille...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> I've been having a heckuva time getting my front derailleur to go from >> little to big without hopping over. Eventually, if I talked sweetly to it >> and said Hail Mary three times, it would usually settle. Even took it to an >> experience mechanic. He also lowered it, then slowly kept raising it up, >> and also kept working the limit screw. A fraction of a turn was difference >> between not reaching the big ring, or going over! >> >> It's a White Industries VBC with 46-28. FD is IRD compact triple Aplina. >> Friction Microshift thumbie. I think it's bottom pull. >> >> [image: IMG_2391 Medium.jpeg] >> >> Any suggestions for different FD? May need different chain rings because >> of that big jump, but if I do that, I may be best off buying something else >> and selling these. >> >> Thanks, >> Matt >> > -- 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/3caf2578-e5d2-458b-82ee-9162a571def1n%40googlegroups.com.
