Thread: Too much flex in Shimano XT E-type FD
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Old 02-02-15 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by dminor
Does your frame have a boss for the locator/stiffener bolt hole for an e-type? If not, you may have to buy or make yourself one of these to attach to your seat tube:



. . . because, yeah, without that the plate flexes too much.
makes sense. My frame doesn't have the mounting tab to stabilize the FD. I used the included bolt and nutted it to secure the FD to the bracket. I guess the Alivio bracket was strong enough. I'm going to return the XT FD and get the Problem Solvers direct mount adapter and use an X7 FD I have in the parts bin.

Thanks for the help.
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