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Old 08-13-06, 08:45 AM
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Top or Bottom Pull....with picture

Is this a top or bottom pull Front Der.:
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just move the cage and see which way the arm moves... almost certainly bottom pull fwiw.
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Looks like a bottom pull from the angle the pic is taken.
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It's a bit out-of-focus but it looks like a 105 to me. That would make it a bottom pull for sure.
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
It's a bit out-of-focus but it looks like a 105 to me. That would make it a bottom pull for sure.
Agree on all counts.
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That's a fuzzy but definite 105 derailer.

(So, bottom pull.)
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does look like a bottom pull to me.
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