Old 08-08-16, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian25
I used to ride an OCLV with a "braze on" ft derailleur, (well, actually pop riveted on) It drove me crazy, because the braze on had two rivets vertically, making it stiff vertically but, with much front derailleur shifting the derailleur ended up "tailed" inward, rendering it unable to shift into the big ring, unless you reached down and pushed the tail of the derailleur back out. I do not know what bike you have, and if the braze on is firmly anchored in place???
That's why Sram included a variety of shims to increase the rotational rigidity.



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