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Old 09-19-20, 03:31 PM
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Hi to everyone,
I need help. I had my 90's MTB leaning against a corner so I decided to convert it to a gravel bike. I started by researching which parts are compatible with the bike. I decided to put the entire Shimano tourney a073 groupset. I ended up having a problem with the tuning so I took it to a bike shop, where the owner told me that I put incompatible parts. He told me that the FC-A073 crankset is incompatible with the FD-A073 front derailleur. Since the front derailleur is incompatible, what should I buy for that crankset?
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Other than maybe thinner tires I don’t understand why you had to change anti to make it a gravel grinder.
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Originally Posted by J.P
Hi to everyone,
I need help. I had my 90's MTB leaning against a corner so I decided to convert it to a gravel bike. I started by researching which parts are compatible with the bike. I decided to put the entire Shimano tourney a073 groupset. I ended up having a problem with the tuning so I took it to a bike shop, where the owner told me that I put incompatible parts. He told me that the FC-A073 crankset is incompatible with the FD-A073 front derailleur. Since the front derailleur is incompatible, what should I buy for that crankset?
Go to Shimano's website, they have component compatability charts. They'll show you exactly what you need.

Seems odd those would be incompatabile though.

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