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I need suggestions for a friend regarding a top pull front derailleur for a Mongoose build. He has a Shimano Altus on it, but it quite obviously does not fit well due to the fact that the cable routing has quite an angle when clamped. Is there a front derailleur with the cable clamp situated on the left side that pulls from the top. I'm an old road bike guy so newer MTB stuff is Greek to me. I thought the Ultegra Triple would work, but I believe it is a bottom pull.

Thanks for your help.

Or is this normal?