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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
