Half-step front derailleurs
So, I built up a Deore FC-MT60 crankset as a 45/42/30 half-step + granny to run with the 14-26 6-speed Suntour freewheel on my Fuji. Got all the parts except the 45T and 42T chainrings out of the bins at the co-op. All was looking rosy, until it came time to put a front derailleur on it.
There wasn't one in the bins that would work. The closest I came to a working one was a Suntour AR double, but it didn't quite have the swing to reliably shift to the 45 with a 68x122.5 bottom bracket. Looks like I'm gonna have to buy a front derailleur.
The obvious choice would be the half-step specific Deore, but I figured I'd ask the Brain Trust if there are other ones that are known to work. I'd prefer a Suntour, since the rear is a mint 1980 Superbe that I love to death, but that's a want, not a need. Also, sanity check: 28.6 seat tube, right?
--Shannon
Last edited by ShannonM; 08-01-21 at 08:54 PM.