Thread: Compact Crank needs the right derailleur
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Old 12-11-05 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by shiftinjon
This is a spec sheet for an Ultegra front derailleur: http://bike.shimano.com/catalog/cycl...=1134355658514

It, and most standard front derailleurs, have a 15t capacity. Compact front derailleurs have a 16t capacity.


Seems like everyone on this thread is telling him that standard double ft ders work and give completely satisfactory performance.
So, I will have use a triple FD and adjust it to shift with the compact crank?
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