Originally Posted by cyccommute

If you are using road shifters, you will need to use a road front derailer. The only issue is that if you are using the triple mountain bike crank, you’ll probably need to move the crank inboard because the chainline for the mountain bike crank is too wide for the road front derailer. You’ll likely need a shorter spindle on the bottom bracket. But you’ll have to watch how far inboard you go because the chainrings can hit the chain stay if you move too far inboard.