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Sloppy XT Front Derailleur

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  1. Original post
    Adam
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    Hi AMB,

    A quick question for the wrenchers, if that's OK...

    My front der, a XT of about 18 months vintage, has developed enough
    play that it rattles alarmingly, even on smooth roads, and the cage
    will move about 2-3 mm in all directions when in middle ring. It
    shifts acceptably (just), but that rattle is really starting to annoy
    me. Is it possible to fix this, or is this derailleur bound for the
    great spare-parts-bin in the sky?

    I'll probably replace it with LX - is there an alternative?

    Thanks!

    Adam...

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  2. Andy Chequer
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    The topswing death rattle eh? Buy a conventional type one (frame permitting)
    and never have this problem again. Either XT or LX conventional are very
    durable, SRAM do front mechs too but I've no experience with those.

    Andy Chequer

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  3. Email address hidden
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    Buy a Sram 9.0 from Icycles .com and your love it
    and its low cost.

    I MTB 2004

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  4. Andy Chequer
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    <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Buy a Sram 9.0 from Icycles .com and your love it
    and its low cost.

    I MTB 2004

    How are the trigger shifters? I need some new 9spd ones and the 9.0 ones are
    very cheap at the mo.......

    Andy Chequer

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  5. Adam
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    "Andy Chequer" <andy@(youdon'twantthisbitinit)thisisasparagus.com> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    The topswing death rattle eh? Buy a conventional type one (frame permitting)
    and never have this problem again. Either XT or LX conventional are very
    durable, SRAM do front mechs too but I've no experience with those.

    Andy Chequer

    Nope, bottom-swing, top-pull.

    I'll have a look at SRAM...

    Thanks - Adam...

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  6. Shaun
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    "Andy Chequer" <andy@(youdon'twantthisbitinit)thisisasparagus.com> wrote in
    message news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    The topswing death rattle eh? Buy a conventional type one (frame


    permitting)

    Quoted message said:

    and never have this problem again. Either XT or LX conventional are very
    durable, SRAM do front mechs too but I've no experience with those.

    Andy Chequer

    Yup - I'm with Andy here! Was going through top-swing front mechs like
    crazy - one every 6 mos. to a year - got myself an LX conventional swing
    type, and 18 mos. + later, it's still as solid as it was out of the box.

    If your frame can take it (some frames, especially full suspension, aren't
    able to accommodate them!), put one on and forget your front mech woes.

    ',;~}~

    Shaun aRe

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  7. Craig Brossman
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    Andy Chequer said:

    <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Buy a Sram 9.0 from Icycles .com and your love it
    and its low cost.

    I MTB 2004

    How are the trigger shifters? I need some new 9spd ones and the 9.0 ones are
    very cheap at the mo.......

    Andy Chequer

    I really like my Sram triggers, been riding them all this season. The
    action is faster than Shimano, the thumb/thumb triggering is easy to
    use, everyone I talked to who has made the switch seems to prefer these.

    --
    Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
    remove "mydebt" to reply

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