Garth is right, you can use a road derailleur (or any other) and simply raise it high enough to clear the stay. I've done than many times with no shifting problems.
On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 10:55 AM Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tom it helps us readers to know what "doesn't seem to work", as in how ? > The road FD's that I've set up with 24/26 low rings have all shifted > brilliantly. > > If the FD is hitting the frame raise it until it does clear, then test it > by riding around wherever you are. The FD doesn't need to be as close to > the big ring as "suggested". Everything of the manual drivetrain lends > itself to endless creativity. > > This will help you understand all the various FD designs. > > https://bike.bikegremlin.com/1297/bicycle-front-derailleur-compatibility/ > On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 11:05:02 AM UTC-4 Tom Wyland wrote: > >> Thanks, Pam. I'm in the DC area (Herndon, VA) but it's spring and all >> mechanics are booked. I'll ask Tim/Daniel at Bikes at Vienna when I can >> get there. I'm trying to do this build all by myself as a project. I >> would rather not order and return 5 FD if possible. >> >> Tom >> >> On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 10:58:14 AM UTC-4 Pam Bikes wrote: >> >>> I have an older derailleur I got from the used bin at our Recyclery bike >>> shop. Most old school derailleurs will work for friction. I don't even >>> know the name of it. It's all metal. The newer derailleurs are sized for >>> different tubing and it had a plastic shim that did not hold. Where are >>> you located? You need a mechanic who is used to older bikes. >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 9:27:10 AM UTC-4 Tom Wyland wrote: >>> >>>> OK, I'm still struggling to find a FD. I tried a Microsoft R9 and that >>>> didn't seem to work. The local bike shop said 10 speed won't work with 9 >>>> speed (which is all they had). I'm running friction. >>>> >>>> Leah was nice enough to show how her older Deore (9 speed triple >>>> mountain?) was set up. Has anyone purchased a FD that works for them? I'm >>>> having a hard time with all of the different variations (on ebay) or the >>>> myriad of 10-speed triples new. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> -- > 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/f9ad8ef6-b68c-4e35-9d2a-84474c2b77d6n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f9ad8ef6-b68c-4e35-9d2a-84474c2b77d6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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/CALuTfgv4uiANB%3D5-BiyPPWUHqhr_TZ_oqw0%2Bw%2BfXzKwbeZ%3Dn%3DA%40mail.gmail.com.
