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I would try and find one of these
https://www.microshift.com/models/fd-t492b/
(Edited, linked the wrong one)
I would try and find one of these
https://www.microshift.com/models/fd-t492b/
(Edited, linked the wrong one)
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jackbepablo
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I'm having front shifting issues on my functional Raleigh Record Ace and this seems like where I'm most likely to get the niche knowledge I'm in need of.
It's a friction downtube shifter, a Campag Athena (or something like that) road double mech and the chainrings are 30/46t which I think is pushing the capacity of the deraileur.
Issue is that it wants to over shift going from the small to large chainring pushing the chain right over the large ring and off on the outside. It's not a limit screw issue, 1/8th more of a turn and it won't shift up at all. The mech is obviously designed for larger rings and the curve of it doesn't follow the curve of the rings I'm using very well at all, not sure if that'll have much to do with it or not?
I don't mind buying a new mech, someone suggested when I was posting about it before that I should get a 105v mech with a built in barrel adjuster but I don't see any front mechs of any age with built in barrel adjusters?
I'm actually half tempted to just go 1x on it, the rear mech has a clutch so should run fine.