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Old 07-11-14 | 03:13 PM
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SkyDog75
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Bikes: Bianchi San Mateo and a few others

Originally Posted by bannyd
I picked up my bike today at the shop and the guy explains to me that the front derailleur was a Shimano mountain bike mech and it wouldnt work with my Sora Shifters ...
Shimano's mountain bike and road bike derailleurs are designed for slightly different cable pull ratios. Road shifters will obviously pull cable and move the cage on a mountain derailleur, but not the exact amount to shift from one chainring precisely to the next.

Originally Posted by bannyd
I'm assuming the Shimano Sora 3303 triple would work, but how do i tell if its meant for road biking or mountain biking?
The Sora name is only used on road parts.
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