28.0 front derailleur clamp

[pavel]

Does such a thing exist? A bike I am currently working on has a 28.0 seattube. I plan to build it with campy record and will be using a braze on derailleur - has anyone heard of a 28.0 fd adapter, or am I better off making a very elegant shim?

[Spinz]

Sure its not 28.6 ? Lp

[ultraman6970]

????? +1 are u sure the seatpost is not 27.2 and seat tube diameter is not 28.6?

[pavel]

100%. It's french :P


28.0 seattube, 26.4 seatpost.

[ultraman6970]

hmmm ok erased.. :D

[pavel]

you are thinking of seatposts. I am saying that the tube itself is 28.0 as opposed to standard 28.6.

anyway i just reread my own post and realized i'm looking for a unicorn. :cool:

coke can it is.

[cp43]

There are lots of thicknesses of seatpost shims available. You might have more luck cutting one down to fit the FD than trying to make a coke can shim.

Good luck.

Chris

[zetroc]

What kind of bike is it?

[pavel]

There are lots of thicknesses of seatpost shims available. You might have more luck cutting one down to fit the FD than trying to make a coke can shim.

Good luck.

Chris

this is a great idea, but how would i get it around the tube without deforming the shim or scratching the hell out of the frame? I suppose I would have to cut it in half.



It's a Gitane Professional.

[cp43]

this is a great idea, but how would i get it around the tube without deforming the shim or scratching the hell out of the frame? I suppose I would have to cut it in half.



It's a Gitane Professional.


I hadn't thought about that, but I think you are right, you'd have to make a cut in the shim. The shims that you get with a MTB FD are all in two pieces, probably for exactly this reason.

Chris