Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
No, the early 70s SunTour front derailleurs (Spirt, Compe-V, SL) all worked that way. They were popular on tandems with long cable runs because the spring would help on the upshifts.
I like them on all my downtube shifter bikes because they work the same as the rear: BACK to downshift and FORWARD to upshift.
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