Originally Posted by
HillRider
FD-6500 is intended for 9-speed chains. You may still have rubbing problems.
BTW, did you push the inner (release) lever on the left brifter multiple times to get it into the most inward position before you connected the cable at the derailleur? Forgetting to do that is a common mistake.
Yeah, I always made sure it was in the innermost position every time I attached the cable.
If the FD-6500 doesn't work, maybe I'll just go to 9 speed lol! I have a set of Tiagra 9 speed shifters around, the rear derailer that came with the bike is 6500 Ultegra, I'd just need a new chain and cassette I'd bet. But, I have seen someone else reference having the ST-6400 shifters with FD-6500 and it working fine. There's no shortage of FD-6401's on ebay if it doesn't work I guess.