Replacing a busted FD that has a cable stop on the clamp
03-10-10 | 08:39 PM
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Replacing a busted FD that has a cable stop on the clamp
I was riding home last night on my old commuter (1983/84? Lotus Elan, old Taiwanese import and my first road bike from high school) and on an upshift to the big chainring it overshifted. I was a bit surprised as this is an old friction shifting setup, and the limit screws were set up fine. When I turned the high limit screw on the FD, nothing moved. Turns out the "barrel" of the inner linkage got split in two, probably just so old the stress of being mashed up hard against the high stop too many times eventually broke it... I did tighten up the cable tension a while ago because it had been super loose and wasn't upshifting good.
Anyhow, this FD is old and has a cable stop on the thing itself where cable housing comes from a stop low on the downtube and goes up to the FD clamp stop. There is already an old style clamp on cable guide over top of the bracket going to the RD (I think it's clamped low on the downtube). Where can I buy an FD that has the cable stop on it? If that's really hard to find, where can I find a seattube clamping cable stop so I can run a standard style FD? I'm not looking to spend a lot of money either, whatever is cheap. It actually still works, no high limit stop, but not sure how long it will keep working... Thanks!
Anyhow, this FD is old and has a cable stop on the thing itself where cable housing comes from a stop low on the downtube and goes up to the FD clamp stop. There is already an old style clamp on cable guide over top of the bracket going to the RD (I think it's clamped low on the downtube). Where can I buy an FD that has the cable stop on it? If that's really hard to find, where can I find a seattube clamping cable stop so I can run a standard style FD? I'm not looking to spend a lot of money either, whatever is cheap. It actually still works, no high limit stop, but not sure how long it will keep working... Thanks!
03-10-10 | 08:48 PM
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Hi I am sure the derailleur you need will not be too hard to find. depending just where you live one of your LBS should have some. ebay is a good source too. does your derailleur have a brand/model name? someone may even have one in the ISO/trade thread
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03-10-10 | 08:54 PM
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one of these might work
https://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Roadbike...item5ad7d5e353
https://cgi.ebay.com/Suntour-Spirt-Fr...item53df1c5b0f
https://cgi.ebay.com/Suntour-SL-Front...item3a58029942
https://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Roadbike...item5ad7d5e353
https://cgi.ebay.com/Suntour-Spirt-Fr...item53df1c5b0f
https://cgi.ebay.com/Suntour-SL-Front...item3a58029942
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03-10-10 | 09:03 PM
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03-10-10 | 09:37 PM
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IF you like high-normal FD's. If you don't, stay away from the Spirt as far as possible.
Not a single one has gone through here without getting tossed in the parts bin (don't know why I keep them, I don't like using them on flippers, and I won't use them on anything I ride).
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-Kurt
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03-10-10 | 10:47 PM
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03-11-10 | 05:44 PM
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I use a Simplex SJA 102 on my French bikes that require a housing stop.
https://velobase.com/ViewSingleCompon...=113&AbsPos=14
https://velobase.com/ViewSingleCompon...=113&AbsPos=14
03-11-10 | 10:02 PM
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I run a stopless Campag. front derailleur on Capo #1, simply by routing a piece of cable housing from the downtube stop under the bottom bracket, letting the far end just hang loose. Works like a champ, since the housing serves only as a guide and is not under compression.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
03-12-10 | 09:19 AM
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03-12-10 | 07:10 PM
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I run a stopless Campag. front derailleur on Capo #1, simply by routing a piece of cable housing from the downtube stop under the bottom bracket, letting the far end just hang loose. Works like a champ, since the housing serves only as a guide and is not under compression.
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