On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:36 AM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-01-05 at 13:52 -0800, Michael_S wrote: > > Isn't the IRD front derailleur designed to work with compact double > > cranksets? That may be the issue. You probably should get a front > > derailleur designed for a triple. > > > IRD does in fact have a front derailleur designed to work with compact > doubles. I tried it on my Velo Orange Randonneur, which has a 26/36/46 > XTR M900 crank. It would shift to the big ring, but it wouldn't move > far enough out to properly center over the big ring, and the chain would > rub when I was on the smaller 4 sprockets. > > I ended up using the adapter shim from the IRD to make a Campagnolo > Racing T work. The Racing T works splendidly, in fact shockingly, well. > Best front derailleur for this type of gearing I've ever tried, and from > Campagnolo of all makers. Almost unimaginable. If you can find one, > get one! > > > -- > I use the nine speed Racing T on my eight speed triple and it works flawlessly. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy--
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