Shimano front derailleur compatibility

robthehungrymonkey
robthehungrymonkey Posts: 616
edited June 2015 in Workshop
Wondering if anyone could help me out.

Building up my girlfriend a commuter/tourer. Mostly using old parts I already had. One thing I do need is a band on front mech (the one I have is a braze). The levers are Ultegra SL (6600), so they need to work with them.

I read something about 5800/6800 front mech's not working with older levers. (Different cable pull?). Is this true as 5800 mech's seem to be a bargain atm. Wondering if there are any other issues or whether I can just stick a 105 5700 mech on there? (obviously, everything is staying as a double)
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