First time poster here. I noticed recently I was unable to shift my front gears and quickly discovered there is nothing keeping the derailleur in desired position. I'm assuming there is a problem with the spring but have never had any experience in this either. Can you tell from the two photos below if the problem is the spring? In the second photo, on my index finger is one of the spring ends. But as you can see...it doesn't really make contact (stop) with anything to engage the spring. This was another family members bike that was passed down to me for commuting. Unfortunately, the previous owner is in another town and can not really help me out with what I'm experiencing.





Am I looking at new front derailleur in my immediate future? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

B.