[RBW] Re: front derailer question

[Angus]

Doug,

I use a Suntour alpha-5000.  Works great, although the Shimano Sora
mentioned in another post should be easier to find.

Angus

On Dec 17, 12:58 pm, "Doug Peterson"  wrote:
> Fellow Rivendellers:
>
> What FDs work best on an Atlantis, set up with a triple?  I bought mine from
> Riv as a complete bike in 03 & here's the back story:
>
> My Atlantis came with a Sugino XD crank with 24/36/46 rings & a Shimano
> Deore FD (just plain Deore; no extra letters or numbers on it).  Setting the
> FD with as little clearance as possible to the chainstay, there is a large
> gap between the outer cage plate & the big ring.  I've always tried to get
> that gap down to 1/16" on other bikes but this isn't possible on the
> Atlantis.  It's more like 3/8".  
>
> The bike shifted OK with the original rings (some pins & ramps) but has
> always been sensitive about FD travel & a bit prone to tossing the chain
> over the big ring.  A few months back I finally replaced the original rings
> with a 34 & 44 that I had "in stock".  Now the chain tossing has become
> annoying.
>
> Just chopping off the bottom of the FD to allow it to fit closer to the
> rings is an obvious kluge but if there's a simple FD replacement that's a
> better fit I'd be interested in hearing it.  What works for others?
>
> dougP
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[RBW] Re: front derailer question

[William Henderson]

I've got the same setup on my Atlantis except I went with the Sora
derailler.  Works great - just the right clearance and never throws
the chain.

wc.

Doug Peterson wrote:
> Fellow Rivendellers:
>
>
>
> What FDs work best on an Atlantis, set up with a triple?  I bought mine from
> Riv as a complete bike in 03 & here's the back story:
>
>
>
> My Atlantis came with a Sugino XD crank with 24/36/46 rings & a Shimano
> Deore FD (just plain Deore; no extra letters or numbers on it).  Setting the
> FD with as little clearance as possible to the chainstay, there is a large
> gap between the outer cage plate & the big ring.  I've always tried to get
> that gap down to 1/16" on other bikes but this isn't possible on the
> Atlantis.  It's more like 3/8".
>
>
>
> The bike shifted OK with the original rings (some pins & ramps) but has
> always been sensitive about FD travel & a bit prone to tossing the chain
> over the big ring.  A few months back I finally replaced the original rings
> with a 34 & 44 that I had "in stock".  Now the chain tossing has become
> annoying.
>
>
>
> Just chopping off the bottom of the FD to allow it to fit closer to the
> rings is an obvious kluge but if there's a simple FD replacement that's a
> better fit I'd be interested in hearing it.  What works for others?
>
>
>
> dougP
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[RBW] Re: front derailer question

[MichaelS]

It's kind of hard to see in these pictures, but I have my All-Rounder
(26" wheels) set up with an older (but not too old) Campy Chorus FD.
I got it for a song a few years ago on closeout at Nashbar.  (Last
year's model?  How hopelessly outdated!)



I have 46-42-26 chainrings and don't have any shifting issues.


Hope this data point helps.

Cheers- Mike in So. Boston, Mass



On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Doug Peterson  wrote:
> Fellow Rivendellers:
>
>
>
> What FDs work best on an Atlantis, set up with a triple?  I bought mine from
> Riv as a complete bike in 03 & here's the back story:
>
>
>
> My Atlantis came with a Sugino XD crank with 24/36/46 rings & a Shimano
> Deore FD (just plain Deore; no extra letters or numbers on it).  Setting the
> FD with as little clearance as possible to the chainstay, there is a large
> gap between the outer cage plate & the big ring.  I've always tried to get
> that gap down to 1/16" on other bikes but this isn't possible on the
> Atlantis.  It's more like 3/8".
>
>
>
> The bike shifted OK with the original rings (some pins & ramps) but has
> always been sensitive about FD travel & a bit prone to tossing the chain
> over the big ring.  A few months back I finally replaced the original rings
> with a 34 & 44 that I had "in stock".  Now the chain tossing has become
> annoying.
>
>
>
> Just chopping off the bottom of the FD to allow it to fit closer to the
> rings is an obvious kluge but if there's a simple FD replacement that's a
> better fit I'd be interested in hearing it.  What works for others?
>
>
>
> dougP
>
>
>
> >
>

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[RBW] Re: front derailer question

[Eric Norris]

When I set up my Road Standard with a Campagnolo compact (50/32  
double), I ended up using a standard (Chorus, I think) derailleur.

The "triple" compatible derailleur I had used in the past with compact  
rings didn't want to work correctly.  The standard "double" derailleur  
works flawlessly.

--Eric
campyonly...@me.com
www.campyonly.com
www.wheelsnorth.org

On Dec 17, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote:

>
> On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 10:58 -0800, Doug Peterson wrote:
>> Fellow Rivendellers:
>>
>>
>>
>> What FDs work best on an Atlantis, set up with a triple?
>
>
> The best FD I've ever used on a "Riv style" compact triple is the
> Campagnolo Racing T.  Shimano makes a MTB front derailleur intended  
> for
> 48T big ring, and it works fine - I have several of them - but they  
> just
> don't shift as nicely as the Racing T, and they stick out behind the
> seat tube a lot, enough to interfere with the fender on my Velo Orange
> (not likely to be a problem on an Atlantis, though).
>
> Both of these are made for compact cranksets and have fairly short  
> tails
> on the derailleur cage.
>
>
>
>
> >


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[RBW] Re: front derailer question

[Steve Palincsar]

On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 10:58 -0800, Doug Peterson wrote:
> Fellow Rivendellers:
> 
>  
> 
> What FDs work best on an Atlantis, set up with a triple? 


The best FD I've ever used on a "Riv style" compact triple is the
Campagnolo Racing T.  Shimano makes a MTB front derailleur intended for
48T big ring, and it works fine - I have several of them - but they just
don't shift as nicely as the Racing T, and they stick out behind the
seat tube a lot, enough to interfere with the fender on my Velo Orange
(not likely to be a problem on an Atlantis, though).

Both of these are made for compact cranksets and have fairly short tails
on the derailleur cage.




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