Will 8-speed front derailler work on 9-speed bike?

Subject says it all. This is for a double crankset. TIA,
- Boyd S.

 

Boyd Speerschneider <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Subject says it all. This is for a double crankset. TIA,
> - Boyd S.

.................I just put an 8 speed ultegra/600 on an otherwise 9 speed DA bike.Seems to work
fine. The 9 speed cage is supposedly a bit narrower.

 

Any sort of front derailleur will work with only two chainrings. One of my bikes has Ultegra STI 9s
levers and a Suntour XC4050 front derailleur. Works fine.

Nick

"Boyd Speerschneider" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Subject says it all. This is for a double crankset. TIA,
> - Boyd S.

 

nick-<< Any sort of front derailleur will work with only two chainrings. One of my bikes has Ultegra
STI 9s levers and a Suntour XC4050 front derailleur. Works

A shimano fder that moves at a 45 degree angle to the seattube, rather than 90 degrees, those fders
won't have the travel to get to the big ring w/o rubbing.

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"Nick Payne" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Any sort of front derailleur will work with only two chainrings. One of my bikes has Ultegra STI
> 9s levers and a Suntour XC4050 front derailleur. Works fine.
>
> Nick
>
>...............That is not always true.There are front derailers that
aare not STI compatible.