Originally Posted by
bwilli88
You could try grinding about 1 mm or 2 from the face of the derailleur where it mounts into the braze on. This will move it forward a bit and might give you the clearance you need.
Very true - I hadn't thought of that, but could work.
This particular FD was NOS 48 hours ago - I took the price sticker off then. So I'm into exploring other options before modifying this one.
I went snooping at the other bikes and noticed that a Shimano 600EX braze-on FD looks a little better.
Wondering about other suggestions that might prove "out-of-the-way" on a bike with little/no clearance between the braze-on FD/seat tube and the rear tire...