Thread: Please help ASAP, front derailleur locked up
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Old 10-21-19 | 10:27 PM
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Bikes: 1964 Legnano Roma Olympiade, 1973 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Peugeot PR10, 2002 Specialized Allez, 2007 Specialized Roubaix, 2013 Culprit Croz Blade

I had a broken Tiagra FD, and it turned out to be the black, coiled tension spring that snaps the derailleur cage back and forth. The fix was to upgrade to an Ultegra FD. I don't have the pieces any more, or I would post a picture.

Heres an article I found regarding a broken spring on Tiagra:

https://www.******.com/r/bikewrench/comments/5tok4o/fix_broken_spring_front_derailleur/
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