Steven, thanks! I took a look at M737 and M738, and they look awesome. Joe, what the heck, I'll give at try. PM incoming.
Benz, the FD-M900 is gorgeously finished. Pricey, though! Thanks, all. On Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 6:41:18 PM UTC-6, Benz Ouyang, Sunnyvale, CA wrote: > > > - 1st gen XTR, model FD-M900 has 28.6mm clamp version and is > gorgeously finished, albeit not entirely silver. I think it passes the Riv > aesthetics test though, especially if you pair it with a M900 rear > derailleur. > - Sachs Quarz (*not* Quartz, although often misspelled this way). > Entirely silver and you can find 28.6mm clamp or braze-on versions (easy > enough to find 28.6mm derailleur clamp adaptor). > - Shimano 105 front derailleur FD-5504. available with 28.6 clamp and > entirely silver. > - Most of the Shimano "Top swing/Low clamp" front derailleurs are so > compact, that the only immediately visible thing is the cage, which is > usually silver (chromed steel), even if the clamp is black, grey or > (painted) silver). Unfortunately, they usually don't come in "native" > 28.6mm clamps, but have shims instead. > > Unfortunately, none of the choice ones are current, so you will need to > scour shops/swap meets/eBay. > > On Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 11:59:15 AM UTC-7 nus...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I decided to convert my Atlantis from1x9 to 3x9, with a 20-32-42 triple >> up front, using DT shifters. I need some advice, however, on an FD for the >> conversion. I'd love something beautiful (silver), vintage (maybe Deerhead, >> maybe Suntour, maybe something else), a 28.6 clamp diameter (not bolt on), >> and durable. I've spent a little time perusing ebay, but thought I'd turn >> to this group for advice. Let me know what you think. >> >> Andrew in Denver >> > -- 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/5189ca5d-1045-48ce-ac5a-b0503d5c8acbo%40googlegroups.com.
