Originally Posted by Eggman84

Yes, as I said in my above post I am, or have in the past, used all three of these FDs in 3x9 setups, and most have MTB cranks with the 50mm chainline. These FDs don't seem to care what chain your using (obviously I am using 9 speed to match my cassette), what crankset (I have mostly MTB cranksets), chainrings (I have a mix of ramped and pinned as well as non ramped and pinned), or rear derailleur (I am using a combination of 8 and 9 speed MTB RDs). Its all made possible using a friction front shifter. The problems begin only when you try to use Shimano road brifters, which index the front shifting.


From what you have said your setup is, any of these 3 FDs should work. If you had any qualms, you could get the LX version for about $10 used on E-bay. If it worked, and you wanted a better NOS one, they come up occasionally.