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I'm having trouble fitting my XT front mech to my Y22 - can anybody
email me a close up photo of the front mech set up as I think I may
have the wrong design front mech!

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Ed Brodhurst (edbrodhurst@...)

Thu Jun 7, 2007 8:49 pm

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I'm having trouble fitting my XT front mech to my Y22 - can anybody email me a close up photo of the front mech set up as I think I may have the wrong design...	ebrodhurst	Jun 7, 2007 8:49 pm
... Because of the main pivot bracket, you need a traditional bottom-swing FD. A "new-fangled" top swing FD won't fit....	artemidoru	Jun 8, 2007 12:24 am
Yup I had the same problem when I had to change mine out. And it was nearly impossible to find a replacement with the same bracket size and bottom pull. I...	Marty CMIRAL mcmiral	Jun 8, 2007 5:57 am
Have to add that I think that it should be very easy to find a replacement - there are a lot of traditional down-swing/ bottom-swing FDs on ebay, for example....	artemidoru	Jun 8, 2007 6:20 am
Early Y22s (and 11/33's too) require a top swing, top pull 34.9 mech. Most Shimano mechs are now 34.9 and will come with reducers for smaller frames. You would...	Neil Bolton ned_bolton	Jun 8, 2007 7:57 am
Sorry! I meant conventional swing - getting me swings round the wrong way. Newer Y frames with the gap in the BB pivot mount need Top swing :-) ...	Neil Bolton ned_bolton	Jun 8, 2007 8:01 am

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