wrong front derailleur
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 65
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
wrong front derailleur
I accidentally bought the wrong front derailleur for a 2x7 to 2x10 conversion I am doing on my 1994 cannondale r400. I got the 105 fd 5700 with some other things I bought off of craigslist. However I got a top pull 34.9 and I need a bottom pull 31.8
Will it work at all to use my old 2x7 derailleur while I wait for the other one to come or is it not going to work at all?
Will it work at all to use my old 2x7 derailleur while I wait for the other one to come or is it not going to work at all?
#2
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 65
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Actually I was wrong, they are both bottom pull. I might actually have a spacer that will let me use this derailleur with my smaller tube. However, if that doesnt work can I use the old rsx 2x7 with my 2x10 or will it not work at all?
Thanks
Thanks
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: St Peters, Missouri
Posts: 30,225
Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1572 Post(s)
Liked 643 Times
in
364 Posts
My philosophy:
If I'm buying parts I'll hold out for the correct matching thing.
If I already own parts I'll bolt up what I have and see if I can make it work.
You're in the second category. I'm about 90% confident that your existing derailleur will work. If you're using bar end shifters or some other friction thing I'd bump that up to about 98%.
If I'm buying parts I'll hold out for the correct matching thing.
If I already own parts I'll bolt up what I have and see if I can make it work.
You're in the second category. I'm about 90% confident that your existing derailleur will work. If you're using bar end shifters or some other friction thing I'd bump that up to about 98%.
#4
Insane Bicycle Mechanic
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: other Vancouver
Posts: 9,837
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 805 Post(s)
Liked 706 Times
in
377 Posts
My philosophy:
If I'm buying parts I'll hold out for the correct matching thing.
If I already own parts I'll bolt up what I have and see if I can make it work.
You're in the second category. I'm about 90% confident that your existing derailleur will work. If you're using bar end shifters or some other friction thing I'd bump that up to about 98%.
If I'm buying parts I'll hold out for the correct matching thing.
If I already own parts I'll bolt up what I have and see if I can make it work.
You're in the second category. I'm about 90% confident that your existing derailleur will work. If you're using bar end shifters or some other friction thing I'd bump that up to about 98%.
__________________
Jeff Wills
Comcast nuked my web page. It will return soon..
Jeff Wills
Comcast nuked my web page. It will return soon..
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Collin2424
Bicycle Mechanics
23
02-21-10 07:15 PM