Are there no top-pull front road derailleurs?

Phil said:

A quick look through J&B shows that there aren't any differentiations
between top and bottom pull. Do road bikes not have any top-pull cable
routing? I can't remember a time I worked on one that had top-tube
routing...

Phil, Squid-in-Training

Bottom pull derailleurs make cable routing easier.
Top pull derailleurs were developed to solve a mountain bike problem of dirt being thrown into the cable routing system below when road bike derailleurs were adapted to mountain bikes.
The dirt isn’t enough of an issue on most road bikes to necessitate a more complicated fix.

<< Do road bikes not have any top-pull cable
routing? I can't remember a time I worked on one that had top-tube
routing... >><BR><BR>

Road no, ceoss frames, yes. No top pull road front ders anymore tho. Sachs had
one a while ago. The solution is a clampon 'e' clamp, with a roller onto the
seattube.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
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Quoted message said:

Road no, ceoss frames, yes.

Cross bikes utilize MTB chainring ratios, so they'd use readily available
top-pull MTB front derailleurs, no?

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

Phil-<< Cross bikes utilize MTB chainring ratios, so they'd use readily
available
top-pull MTB front derailleurs, no? >><BR><BR>

The cross frames we build 'normally' have a 48 or 50t big ring. MTB front ders
are optimized for a 42t..We generally use a road Der with a roller.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"