Originally Posted by
mpetry912
can you just run that FD as a bottom pull by rerouting the cable ? the top pull does not look like a smooth shifting set up.
Mark Petry
Bainbridge Island, WA USA
It was set up as a bottom pull but I'm missing the pulley. The aftermarket pulleys I've seen are too large to fit within the chain stays. So the simplest choices are (1) a 31.8 cross clamp with a pulley (this way I stay with a bottom pull FD) or (2) go with a top pull FD and buy a clamp with a stop for the cable housing to fit on the seat tube.
I reckon this will work a bit better with a top pull FD as the cable run will be cleaner but either option should work.