That derailleur was made for 1980s mountain bikes. The outer chainring would have been 48 teeth. And since the wheels were 26" 559, the hubs would be closer to the ground. Plus the bottom bracket would have been higher than on an Atlantis. So the chain stays would have been closer to horizontal. Add it all up and you're now rather limited in your choices for front derailleurs.
Modern mountain bike triple FDs are designed for a 12 tooth difference between the outer and middle chainrings. So you're trying to do something that might not be possible. Peter White On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 12:02 PM Cody Bartz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Rivsters! > > I have been looking for an all silver color front derailleur to put on an > Atlantis with a Rivendell Silver triple crank. The crank has 24-34-44 tooth > chainrings. I found a Shimano "deer head" derailleur that I thought would > work, but it sits too high above the chainrings. I cannot put it any lower > because of hitting the chain stays. Any suggestions on what derailleur > would work? > > Thank you! > Cody Bartz > : ) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Peter White -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
