I don't know what groupset speed that is Jesus. 3x? I don't usually work on Tiagra and triple chainring bikes maybe you can use a different triple Tiagra FD
Hello Gerardo! The clamp provides a much more secure mounting and the Front Derailleur is much better supported or stiffer for shifting under load! Great question and thank you for watching! Please subscribe
I have a carbon frame with squared seat tube. It was originally set up as a 1x and has no mount for front derailleur. Is there any version of a clamp that will allow me to mount to squared carbon tubing?
That’s a really good question. Square seat tubes need to have a braze-on or screw-on FD mount. I am not familiar of an aftermarket set-up for square seat tubes 😢
George, what am I supposed to do with those two screws on top of front derailleur? Mine came from another user with one being almost unscrewed barely hanging and the right one unscrewed just a bit. So I wonder is it some sort of adjusting done there ?
If you have removal screws they are used to make adjustments on the front derailleur tab or you have the option to remove it completely. Get some anti-seize or light loctite and tighten them up so they are secure for good shifting and/or don’t fall out 😂
I just took delivery of a custom Ti bike. At the last moment the FD mount was not brazed on as I'd originally spec'd out. The builder of the bike was willing to still do it, but recommended against it due to the complexity and potential weakening of the seattube cased by the heat. I opted for a small carbon band and I'm really happy with the results. Thanks for the detailed explanation of the various options
I found a couple-decades-old article on line in which frames of different materials were stressed until they broke. The steel frames (which were the easiest to break, by the way) all broke at a point where there was a braze-on attachment of some sort. So your frame-builder knew what he was talking about, at least according to that reading.
I would be interested to know what groupset you are running. For Shimano here are the links for you to reference. Look for the words "Total Capacity" in the spec sheet Here is R9250 FD 12 Speed Di2 -- bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/dura-ace-r9200/FD-R9250.html Here is Ultegra 12 Di2 FD bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/ultegra-r8100/FD-R8150.html Here is 105 FD 12 speed Di2 bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/shimano105-r7100-di2/FD-R7150.html 11 Speed Dura-Ace Di2 bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/duraace-r9150-di2/FD-R9150.html I can continue to list the spec for Front Derailleur but I think you get the picture by now. 11 and 12 speed total capacity is stated at 16T. It is the same whether mechanical or Di2 - 16T Now I know that rear derailleurs will have a spec of let's say 11-32 and I have been able to make them work with much larger cassettes but sometimes it takes a bit of Jerry-rigging
@@SeeYouUpTheRoad you dont said that it is on a specific groupset. Fd-t610 is 22 a mtb rd and fd-r3030 is sora with 20tooth. And to my experience the front derailleur doesnt matter if in the rear is 9 or 11 speed. I ride a 9 and 8 speed fd with a 10 speed rear derailleur. I even Mix mtb with road components. Like 10 speed mtb rear deraileur with 10 speed or 8 speed road shifters Di2 is a other thing
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Thanks you for putting this together. I want to use a front derailleur that is only made with braze-on mount. I have a steel tube that requires a clamp.
George, this video is an answer to my prayers! I purchased a 1987 steel Schwinn Tempo bike. The clamp on my front derailleur screw is oriented so that it greatly interferes when I change my back tire. My bike shop tells me they can't reposition the clamp’s screw to the side. What do you suggest?
I personally would not have traded that dura ace one for a modern one UNLESS its durace. Just 3d print a shim. I found that ABS is good. I printed one for a vintage mtb and has worked fine for years
Question I just bought a carbo bike frame That's the front derailleur have clamp, the problem is that I don't like to use clamps and I want to put a direct mount (or braze on) that is not clamp, can put direct mount, you can I drill the seat tube to put rivets on it, or it damages the integrity of the frame
Why would want to drill holes in carbon fiber frame that wasn’t designed to be drilled in that location? Stick with the clamp it is significantly better and stiffer. It provides better front derailleur function - in other words better shifting. As the Retro Grouch I’m here to tell that’s another reason why I don’t like carbon frames or components - they are fragile if not used in the specific way they were designed. Even when used in the way they were designed they will fail. Stick with the clamp design
Thank you for answering my question. Now that you clarified me, I'm going to continue with the clamp, I think I'll put the clamp adapter for braze on because the derailleur I have is braze on 12 speed super record electronic or thanks again
Awesome video thanks👍 great info My canondale super six evo 2017 Mount has failed so would it be possible to put a clamp on style and not damage the carbon frame ?? Many thanks Addie cusack
That’s a tricky question without seeing the bike. Did you have a braze-on and it failed? How will you clamp it with the braze-in still there? You would be limited to its placement and the chainrings you wish to use. Also if the frame was designed for brazen, it may not be reinforced in that same area for a clamp on front derailleur. Thanks for watching. I hope this helps. Please consider subscribing.
Thank you! I needed this super simple explanation! just ordered my new GRX FR and it was braze on, and my project bike is clamp on, kinda freakt out a little! Thanks! Clamp adapter it is then!
Thank you... It took me quite a bit of searching to find this straight forward answer. I didn't think mine was a braze on mount since it wasn't actually brazed.
