Front derailleur equivalents

Goat said:

Thanks in advance.

Sounds like a pretty standard setup. 31.8mm top pulls are
available at any branch of H*lfords (Shimano Deore). It
doesn't have to be the exact same model as the one you
already have. Surprised your LBS couldn't get hold of
anything. Were they actually trying?

In article <[email hidden]>,
Simonb <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Goat said:

Thanks in advance.

Sounds like a pretty standard setup. 31.8mm top pulls are
available at any branch of H*lfords (Shimano Deore). It
doesn't have to be the exact same model as the one you
already have. Surprised your LBS couldn't get hold of
anything. Were they actually trying?

I think they're only interested in making money out of
fitting the thing, and I made it clear that I was going to
fit it myself.

Thanks v much for advice.

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Goat

Goat said:

My front derailleur is very wobbly and worn out. It is a
shimano FD-M330 , top pull, for a 31.8mm bracket diameter.
The gear train is a 24 speed, shimano (avivo) rear
derailleur and 8-speed rear cassette.

My local bike shops (which I always try and support)
have promised to order me an equivalent model, but after
weeks of waiting, they don't seem terribly interested in
my money!

Having looked on the web, I can find various references to
it, but nowhere can I find anywhere I can buy it online,
or any mention of what newer version might be equivalent.

There are many other models which look as if they might
do, but I don't want to buy on line only to have the
fiddle of sending it back if its not equivalent. Same
problem with ebay

Any suggestions about:
1) where I can get an FD-M330 online (UK preferably)
2) what other available model might be equivalent and at
least as good!

Thanks in advance.

Road or MTB. Once you've determined that pretty much any
31.8mm top pull Shimano triple derailleur will do the job.
You can order on line from someone like Chain Reaction (MTB)
Wiggle (MTB or Road) or Parkers (Road) or go down any bike
shop and ask for a 31.8mm shimano triple top pull derailleur
and take whatever they have in stock (probably not Dura Ace
or XTR though on price grounds)

Tony

Goat said:

1) where I can get an FD-M330 online (UK preferably)

According to Shimano Europe, that's a current Acera front
derailleur.

www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk

wiggle.co.ukwiggle.co.ukOpen ↗ have "Acera
X". I dunno what that is.

Quoted message said:

2) what other available model might be equivalent and at
least as good!

I would have thought any of the current Shimano MTB models
of suitable type would be compatible but I'm not an MTB
expert. Alivio/Deore/LX/XT/XTR are higher up in the range.

www.chainreactioncycles.com have Deore, LX, XT, XTR

~PB

Thanks to all of you for advice.

Displaying my ignorance, what is "MTB": Mountain Bike? Mine
a Giant Hybrid X-something or other (a lot more road than
mountain!)

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Goat

Goat said:

what is "MTB": Mountain Bike?

Yup.

Quoted message said:

Mine a Giant Hybrid X-something or other (a lot more road
than mountain!)

Does the cable to the front derailleur pull from above or
below? If it's from above then it's MTB stylee.

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Goat said:

what is "MTB": Mountain Bike?

Yup.

Quoted message said:

Mine a Giant Hybrid X-something or other (a lot more road
than mountain!)

Does the cable to the front derailleur pull from above or
below? If it's from above then it's MTB stylee.

That's a horrid over-generalisation. In this house we have
five mountain bikes; three (Scott, Cannondale, Klein) pull
from the bottom, two (Santa Cruz, Grisley) from the top.

In any case the OP said his was a top pull, in his
original post.

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Simon Brooke said:

That's a horrid over-generalisation. In this house we have
five mountain bikes; three (Scott, Cannondale, Klein) pull
from the bottom, two (Santa Cruz, Grisley) from the top.

And your point is?

In "]news:[email hidden],
Simonb <[email hidden]> typed:

Quoted message said:

Simon Brooke said:

That's a horrid over-generalisation. In this house we
have five mountain bikes; three (Scott, Cannondale,
Klein) pull from the bottom, two (Santa Cruz, Grisley)
from the top.

And your point is?

To show off how many (posh) bikes he's got, obviously.

Ambrose Nankivell said:

In "]news:[email hidden],
Simonb <[email hidden]> typed:

Quoted message said:

Simon Brooke said:

That's a horrid over-generalisation. In this house we
have five mountain bikes; three (Scott, Cannondale,
Klein) pull from the bottom, two (Santa Cruz, Grisley)
from the top.

And your point is?

To show off how many (posh) bikes he's got, obviously.

Ah.

Simonb said:

Simon Brooke said:

That's a horrid over-generalisation. In this house we
have five mountain bikes; three (Scott, Cannondale,
Klein) pull from the bottom, two (Santa Cruz, Grisley)
from the top.

And your point is?

That MTB front mechs can be bottom or top pull.

The more relevant points are that the MTB ones are designed
for small chainrings and the travel per mm of cable pulled
is different to Shimano road front mechs (relevant to
indexed shifters).

~PB

Goat said:

Mine a Giant Hybrid X-something or other (a lot more road
than mountain!)

Doesn't matter about the name or the marketing. You'll
probably be better off sticking to this "MTB" sector for
front derailleurs if the chainrings and gear levers are also
"MTB" style.

~PB

Goat said:

My front derailleur is very wobbly and worn out. It is a
shimano FD-M330 , top pull, for a 31.8mm bracket diameter.
The gear train is a 24 speed, shimano (avivo) rear
derailleur and 8-speed rear cassette.

Watch out, rather too many generalised posts in this thread.

The FD-M330 shows on the shimano web site as a ***TOP
SWING*** derailleur, so you need to buy a top pull-top swing
model, a normal model may not fit. Check on the component
web site, top swing and normal look completely different.

I assume its top swing as you have something with a rear
swing arm?

Steve

Pete Biggs said:

Simonb said:

Simon Brooke said:

That's a horrid over-generalisation. In this house we
have five mountain bikes; three (Scott, Cannondale,
Klein) pull from the bottom, two (Santa Cruz, Grisley)
from the top.

And your point is?

That MTB front mechs can be bottom or top pull.

Did I say that MTB mechs could only be top-pull?

in message <[email hidden]>, Simonb

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Simon Brooke said:

That's a horrid over-generalisation. In this house we
have five mountain bikes; three (Scott, Cannondale,
Klein) pull from the bottom, two (Santa Cruz, Grisley)
from the top.

And your point is?

Over snipping, dear boy. In the post I was responding

to you said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Does the cable to the front derailleur pull from above
or below? If it's from above then it's MTB stylee.'

There are MTB deraileurs that pull from above and from
below, and there are non MTB deraileurs that pull from above
and from below. So pulling from above is not at all
diagnostic of an 'MTB stylee' mech.

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Simon Brooke said:

There are MTB deraileurs that pull from above and from
below, and there are non MTB deraileurs that pull from
above and from below. So pulling from above is not at all
diagnostic of an 'MTB stylee' mech.

Oooh. Horrid, horrid generalisation.

in message <[email hidden]>, Simonb

(') said:

Simon Brooke said:

There are MTB deraileurs that pull from above and from
below, and there are non MTB deraileurs that pull from
above and from below. So pulling from above is not at all
diagnostic of an 'MTB stylee' mech.

Oooh. Horrid, horrid generalisation.

No generalisation there at all, on the contrary. Learn to
read, and then learn to write English.

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Simon Brooke said:

No generalisation there at all, on the contrary. Learn to
read, and then learn to write English.

OK Simon. Will do.

Simonb said:

Pete Biggs said:

Simonb said:

Simon Brooke wrote:

> That's a horrid over-generalisation. In this house we
> have five mountain bikes; three (Scott, Cannondale,
> Klein) pull from the bottom, two (Santa Cruz, Grisley)
> from the top.

And your point is?

That MTB front mechs can be bottom or top pull.

Did I say that MTB mechs could only be top-pull?

No indeed, but you didn't make that clear. I was just adding
info; Simon was the one that misunderstood you.

~PB