The Mountech II FD was effectively exactly the same as the Mountech- save for the branding and the pin holding the outer cage. My Mountech I has the cable stop on it- but it could be removed- I just left it on there.

MountechFD by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr

MountechFD3 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr

MountechFD2 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr

MountechFDWeight2 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr


Again- the reason this one weighs 5g more is because of the removable cable stop.

MountechFDWeight1 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr


But the Mountech II RD was ENTIRELY different.

MountechIIRD by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr



I think it bears repeating that this durable, wide range ATB derailleur weighs less than pretty much every other derailleur- except maybe Cyclone. Despite the poor reputation of the RD, and by name association- anything "Mountech," the FD is one of the best all-round FDs ever.