front mechs: please explain..

poltheball
poltheball Posts: 307
edited May 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
helloo :)

i'm building a bike for the first time, learning as i go..

i've got a couple of questions about the front mech.

i've got a sinister ridge frame (from 2007 i believe), and a top pull slx front mech.

now i'm not sure if it's just me being stupid, but trying to clamp the cable into the pinch bolt makes it have to bend around one of the springs of the mech that is further up than the pinch bolt.

does that mean i've got the wrong derailleur? or is it meant to be like that..

if this doesn't make sense, let me know and i'll get a photo up tomorrow. :P

cheers :)
My Ragley Blue Pig X

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    download the manual and look at the pictures. it shows how it should be.

    but yes pics as most mechs are dual pull and you could have done anything.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • poltheball
    poltheball Posts: 307
    haa, twas just me being a numpty. had another look tonight, i was trying to route the cable a wacky way.. :P

    it's all good now though, cheers :)
    My Ragley Blue Pig X

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