[pinkshirtphotos]

my friend just gave me his shimano lx or xt front derailor im not sure on the actuall line. I was just in dire need of one. Does anyone have experiance on them that can tell me if they are better then the ones that bolt onto the frame?

 

[Wumpus]

They are the same derailer, but you are going to need a new BB unless you have one with spacers that you can remove to use it.

"E-type " Shimano units have a bracket that is held on by the bottom bracket retaining ring. These also use a special braze on to stabilize the derailer.

E-type mounts do not permit any adjustment at all, so you generally need to use exactly the size chainrings that your E-type front derailer was designed for.

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

i installed it then i was running the shifter cable and it turns out its a bottom pull derailor and i dont have the ability to run bottom pull on my bike

 

[mastercycleman]

time to spend 20 bucks on a new deraileur...