The Alivio derailler goes under the bottom boss but reaches up high. I've seen it on several Hybrid "fitness" bikes. Another option. https://www.rei.com/product/182374/shimano-alivio-m3100-3-x-9-speed-front-derailleur
On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 12:30:58 PM UTC-6 Ray wrote: > Joe, don't give it a second thought. Your comment didn't read know-it-all > to me in the slightest. I know you were just being helpful. > > Mark, thank you for the encouragement. I am worried as you said that the > best place to mound the derailleur is right where that boss is as it > currently can make the shift but rubs slightly and so only needs to be a > few millimeters higher. Still, I'll give it a shot after work tonight and > see if that will be a good solution. Also, I fully agree about the band > clamp being a pain. It took me several attempts to get it hooked and at one > point the band shot across the room while I was trying to adjust tighten > it... > > Ray > > On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:49:13 PM UTC-6 Mark Roland wrote: > >> Final word! That Exage is one of those derailleurs with the band clamp. I >> have a Deore LX I think with that design, which I find to be a pain. But >> the good news is, no water bottle cage clearance issues. And it handles up >> to a 48t ring, so you should be able to get it to work fine here. >> >> >> -- 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/bdfadb42-55ef-44b8-8bbd-d00e2c9c59b5n%40googlegroups.com.
