Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Winslow, AR
Bikes: '83 univega gran turismo x2, '85 schwinn super le tour,'89 miyata triple cross, '91 GT tequesta, '90 yokota grizzly peak, '94 GT backwoods, '95'ish scott tampico, '98 bonty privateer, '93 mongoose crossway 625, '98 parkpre ariel, 2k'ish giant fcr3
top pull derailleur on bottom pull frame??
i bought a raleigh mtb with stx/alivio parts...mid 90's stuff....for the parts only. i did so with the intention of replacing the altus stuff on my mongoose crossways. i wasn't paying enough attention to notice the FD on the raleigh was a top pull. so, now i'm curious to know if anyone has managed a way to use a top pull as the title suggests
i already know the standard answer; get a bottom pull derailleur. but, being a tinkering kinda guy, i'd like to explore the possibility a work around and just use what i have.
i have a symmetric shifter clamp that would fit on the seat tube. is there a pulley wheel i could install on it? or, maybe is there a gadget to buy (cheaper than a new derailleur of the same vintage) that would make the conversion?