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Gerald H
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I have fitted a new chainset to my old bike 26-38-48 (rear 14-28) and
the old rear 6 speed Shimano indexed derailleur can't quite handle the
range. I need to get a new rear derailleur and have been looking at the
Shimano Altus, Acera and Deore. Shimano's website states that the first
two can handle a max front difference of only 20, while the Deore seems
to handle 22. The total capacity for all three derailleurs seems to be
more than adequate to handle my range of gearing (quoted total capacities
of 43, 43 and 45 respectively). So is the max front difference on the
Shimano website just marketing gibberish, I.e. should the Altus or Acera
work with my range?
I'm also planning to use my new derailleur with a hanger adaptor as my
drop outs don't take a directly fitted rear derailleur: is that likely to
cause a problem with these derailleurs?
the old rear 6 speed Shimano indexed derailleur can't quite handle the
range. I need to get a new rear derailleur and have been looking at the
Shimano Altus, Acera and Deore. Shimano's website states that the first
two can handle a max front difference of only 20, while the Deore seems
to handle 22. The total capacity for all three derailleurs seems to be
more than adequate to handle my range of gearing (quoted total capacities
of 43, 43 and 45 respectively). So is the max front difference on the
Shimano website just marketing gibberish, I.e. should the Altus or Acera
work with my range?
I'm also planning to use my new derailleur with a hanger adaptor as my
drop outs don't take a directly fitted rear derailleur: is that likely to
cause a problem with these derailleurs?