What is the difference in front or bottom pull tront derailuers?
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What is the difference in front or bottom pull tront derailuers?
I understand one pulls from from top and one bottom, but what difference does it make? Can you use either one just as well?
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Depends how your cables are routed?
Bottom pull have a bolt on cable guide under the bb, or routes through the shell.
Bottom pull have a bolt on cable guide under the bb, or routes through the shell.
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Originally Posted by cazzooo
I understand one pulls from from top and one bottom, but what difference does it make? Can you use either one just as well?
The top pull fders usually have a cage shaped for a 46-48T large ring so would not shift as well on a 52-53 large ring. Conversly, a bottom pull road bike fder would not shift optimally with a 46-48T big ring. With some bikes (not all) one would need some extra contortions to run the cables to the fder on the opposite side.
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With bottom routed cable-runs, you might want to consider installing a sheath over the housing end to prevent gunk from getting inside. This is on my roadbike and as you can see, even that machine can collect a lot of grime. Of course I haven't cleaned this since fall-riding in the PNW took its toll.
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Originally Posted by cazzooo
I understand one pulls from from top and one bottom, but what difference does it make? Can you use either one just as well?
I haven't noticed any difference in front derailleur performance. Back in my mountain biking days my bikes had bottom pull front derailleurs and I never had any problems with them. I always just ran the bare cable and never felt the need for a sheath or anything to exclude the crud. I have a very slight preference for BB routed rear shift cables because a seat stay routed cable can allow water to run down and collect in that short little section of cable housing and cause rust. Mostly, I really don't think that it matters.
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Originally Posted by khuon
With bottom routed cable-runs, you might want to consider installing a sheath over the housing end to prevent gunk from getting inside. This is on my roadbike and as you can see, even that machine can collect a lot of grime. Of course I haven't cleaned this since fall-riding in the PNW took its toll.
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I'm pretty sure it's an internal cable routed lower pull derailler. The upper cable is just the end. The sheath fits between the frame route and the derailler.
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Originally Posted by jeff williams
I'm pretty sure it's an internal cable routed lower pull derailler. The upper cable is just the end. The sheath fits between the frame route and the derailler.
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Khuon, I'm constantly amazed at the tweaks you have on your bikes.
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Originally Posted by operator
Is that sheath something I can walk in and ask my LBS for?
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