Originally Posted by alcjphil

Not the gap between the tail end of the derailleur and chain stay. Look very carefully at the gap between the chain stay and the tail of the derailleur. In the big ring the gap is not that big. When shifted down to the small ring the gap is tiny. That front derailleur is as low as it can go. It is a mountain bike derailleur on a touring bike with a relaxed seat tube angle. of course it will not be optimally positioned. However, I take your point, I will look into whether I can move that front derailleur a bit lower