Gerry Hull was right. Front Derailleurs suck.
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Nice! I know on my single-ring cx bike it's great. Still unsure for the road though.
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I've seen Gerry Hull beat Durian Rider to death in a bare-handed boxing match in Calcutta in 1882.
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If it throws the chain in the big gear without a front derailleur, I think you have bigger problems than just the front derailleur...
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No idea. It started not shifting to the big ring. When I stopped to check it out, the FD was hanging low and the cage was rubbing the big ring.
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hmmm...not to derail this thread but...what do you think halfspeed? cage caught and broke clamp...or clamp failed and derailleur fell off?
If there wasn't a defining moment when riding, I would say the clamp fatigued and failed after the last shift aka side load. Clamp failure could have been helped along by too much clamp force...or not enough. Hard to know.
If there wasn't a defining moment when riding, I would say the clamp fatigued and failed after the last shift aka side load. Clamp failure could have been helped along by too much clamp force...or not enough. Hard to know.
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hmmm...not to derail this thread but...what do you think halfspeed? cage caught and broke clamp...or clamp failed and derailleur fell off?
If there wasn't a defining moment when riding, I would say the clamp fatigued and failed after the last shift aka side load. Clamp failure could have been helped along by too much clamp force...or not enough. Hard to know.
If there wasn't a defining moment when riding, I would say the clamp fatigued and failed after the last shift aka side load. Clamp failure could have been helped along by too much clamp force...or not enough. Hard to know.
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I'll stick with my compact double, thanks.
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Where is @Gerry Hull?