Originally Posted by
I_bRAD
My front shifter is friction as well (running old Deore thumbies)
Bottom pull, 28.6 clamp
What's the model number on the 105 you were using?
Do I need to worry that a new one designed for 9 or 10sp will be too narrow to accomodate my 7sp chain?
Edit- I was looking at mountain stuff but I'm currently running an old road FD and I don't really care as long as it works. It's biopace too if that makes a difference.
The 105 I have on the bike is the standard triple model, with a clamp. Now that you mention it, though, it was probably from the 105 9-speed era, so it might have a little wider cage than a current 10 speed model. I'm running a 9 speed setup on the bike, so that's a non-issue on mine. If the cage is narrower on a 10 speed FD, with friction shifters it would work, you'd just have to trim the derailleur more often. You might try and find an older mountain bike FD with bottom pull, those were designed for 46/48t big ring, and a 24/26t granny. They would definitely have a wide enough cage to work well with your chain-