Oh, forgot to mention that I'm shifting the 44/28 combo with the very same
7400, 7401, 7402 whatever fd and it still works just fine. I had to raise
the fd 2 or 3 mm to clear the 44 but -- said it before -- it all works fine.
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 6:02 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Kurt: This is very strictly FWIW, but until I recently swapped the 42 for
> a 44, for several years I shifted a 42/28 front combo with a 740-something
> FD and it all worked just fine. Before this bike ("this bike" is my 2016
> Chauncey Matthews "road bike for dirt," I shifted a 38/24 9-speed
> drivetrain on a first-gen Fargo with the same or a very similar-vintage DA
> 740? fd. It worked fine.
>
> Point being that old fashion straight-cage fds seem to work just fine with
> sub compact and sub-sub compact chainring setups. And, they're *shiny!*
>
> Me, I'd look for any old straight-cage old front derailleur.
>
> Again, FWIW, YMMV, etc etc etc.
>
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 5:24 PM 'Kurt Henry' via RBW Owners Bunch <
> rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> So, I just found out that the few months I thought I had to firm up parts
>> for an upcoming Riv-inspired Inglis/Retrotec custom is a little shorter
>> than that. When I got a call last week, it was to inform me that I was #2
>> on the build list, and #1 wasn't returning calls. Sounds like I need to
>> figure out a few things in short order!
>>
>> I want to run a Silver 42/28 crankset but not sure what to use for front
>> shifting duties. I've used a Suntour Cyclone to shift a 28/45/50 in the
>> past but am not sure that's the best option. Maybe a derailleur intended
>> for MTB use would be better?
>>
>> The key other criteria I can think of are that I would prefer at least
>> some shiny parts. Pure black modern components are a non-starter. I will
>> have either an XT or XTR on the rear, both with a mix of black and silver,
>> so a little mix on the front is OK. I'm going to be shifting with
>> Microshift thumbies. They use friction on the front, so no worries about
>> indexing. It's just a question of which derailleur is most likely to move
>> the chain in the smoothest way. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks all!
>> Kurt Henry
>> Lancaster, PA
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