Front mech help

pinarellokid
pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
edited June 2014 in Workshop
Just building a new bike up for my lad to ride, he has outgrown his current frame,
The frame I have bought has a braze on front mech hanger and the old bike has a band on mech

The group set is 10 speed zenon Campag with a triple chainset.

The price of a front mech in braze on is an eye watering £79

Can I buy a cheaper shimano Claris or tiagra and get it to work ok??

Or will it not work ?? Guessing it should be fine and get me out of an expensive solution as I wanted to keep the triple on there as he is only 11 and needs all the help he can get on hills

Cheers
Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

http://app.strava.com/athletes/881211

Comments

  • Barbarossa
    Barbarossa Posts: 248
    Why not grind off the braze-on hanger?
  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    Why would I do that to a perfectly good frame ??
    Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

    http://app.strava.com/athletes/881211
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    £80 for Xenon?! Obviously triples are harder to find but I've just bought a new old stock Centaur mech (non triple) from an Ebay shop for well under £30.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    All I could find was a centaur triple
    But the shimano ones are loads cheaper, the shifters I have are the 4 up 6 down ones, ultra shift so I was hoping they would be compatible. Unless someone had a secondhand one for sale or swap lol
    Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

    http://app.strava.com/athletes/881211
  • lesfirth
    lesfirth Posts: 1,382
    I had the same problem. I fitted a Tiagra front mech and it worked fine. My front shifter was a Mirage with 7 clicks up and down. When I fitted a Centaur front shifter it worked OK but I could not trim it as well and I would not recommend it.
  • mercia_man
    mercia_man Posts: 1,431
    I tried a 105 triple front mech with nine-speed ultra shift Veloce levers. It worked but not very well. The cable pull was different.
  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    I can see tiagra for £15 so I'm gonna take a chance at that price

    See how I get on
    Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

    http://app.strava.com/athletes/881211
  • Barbarossa
    Barbarossa Posts: 248
    pinarellokid wrote:
    Why would I do that to a perfectly good frame ??

    Because your "perfectly good frame" doesn't suit the components you have, so isn't quite so perfect. Think practically rather than throwing money at the problem.
  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    At £15 for a braze on mech I'd have to be daft to butcher the frame

    But thanks anyway
    Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

    http://app.strava.com/athletes/881211
  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    Turned out the tiagra front mech works a treat with the campagnolo shifter,

    nice cheap solution

    Thanks for your help
    Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

    http://app.strava.com/athletes/881211

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