Re: [RBW] 31.8 clamp FD recs

2024-01-06 Thread Brenton Eastman
All great looking options! I ended up going with a brand new Ultegra 6603 triple. an eBay seller in Canada had a great asking price so I went for it. Still has the plastic stopper and red alignment sticker on it!On Jan 6, 2024, at 2:37 PM, Luke Hendrickson wrote:I run the IRD Alpina with a 46-34-

Re: [RBW] 31.8 clamp FD recs

2024-01-06 Thread Luke Hendrickson
I run the IRD Alpina with a 46-34-22 and an 11-34 8s cassette (friction). I think that it looks good/just like older Ultegra FDs. On Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 2:30:26 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moor

Re: [RBW] 31.8 clamp FD recs

2024-01-06 Thread Patrick Moore
Or was it 42/32/22? I forget. On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 3:29 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > I used one of my 2 old 740x fds with a Bontrager pipe spindle triple, IIRC > 46/36/2 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [RBW] 31.8 clamp FD recs

2024-01-06 Thread Patrick Moore
I've used an Dura Ace derailleurs with outer rings as small as 38 teeth, then 42 and then 44, with no problems I'm aware of. B irony that I mean that someone else might find the shifting problematical, but it seems fine to me. Hell, I used one of my 2 old 740x fds with a Bontrager pipe spindle tri

[RBW] 31.8 clamp FD recs

2024-01-05 Thread Brenton Eastman
Hi y'all, I'm going to run a 46/36/26 Sugino XD2 triple on my Roadini and want a classy front derailleur. I was looking at Ultegra/105/DA models ending in XX03 and there are so many! I was reading that they are shaped more to match the curve of 53/39/30, but does that really matter outside of