Hello,
I am restoring a Gary Fisher Aquila from probably the mid-90's. I have
an XT top-pull for it and have installed it. I am looking at where the
cable guide is on the frame and where the lever is on the front
derailleur and it looks like there will be a very steep angle between
the lever and the braze on. I took a second look at the old beater
derailleur that came off the bike originally and it is indeed a top
pull but the lever is "behind" the derailleur mechanism which is more
in line with where the guide is on the frame; directly in the center
of the seat tube in the rear. So it looks like even though I have a
top pull, I need a top-rear pull for this to work properly, else it
looks like it might either wear out the cable guide, or fray the cable
or perhaps both! Are there any solutions to this out there or is this
a perfectly normal way to run a front derailleur?
If I could move the guide from the rear of the seat tube to the right
side of it, I think I could fix the problem for the most part. Are
there any clamp-on cable guides out there for bikes? Can I even find a
front derailleur that is a top-rear pull anymore? WIll I have to
modify this frame by having a guide welded to it?
HELP!!!
Tony
p.s. I can attach pictures if need be.