I need your expertise on this issue I have for some time now;
Im in the progress of getting all the right parts to use on my 12" WTB Phoenix SE. Once in a while I bodge some parts onto a frame to see whether my views upon a project are correct and to see what the final result will be like, more or less...
So the other day I was fiddling with the front drivetrain dept. and faced a problem:
** no, the final crankset wont have those colors, don't be affraid...
You see, Im not a weenie or so, but Ive been thinking for 4-5 weeks now to find a solution for the front mech, so Mark Slate's name won't be hidden. I thought of getting me a braze-on styled front mech, and bodge a clamp for that one.
I bought myself a Suntour Superbe Pro front mech and scored a braze-on clamp at my LBS. First thing that noticed me, was the difference in the diameter of the connection between the derrailleur and the braze-on clamp... Whats that about? Does Suntour require a total different braze on clamp or am I missing something...??
You see, my initial thought was to cut of the der. mountingplate of the clamp and reweld it up side down on the clamp. This way the clamp would be low, and the front mech. could be mounted high enough like it should. But the difference in connecting diameter is keeping me from this so far...
Back to my LBS and found me this stainless steel collar, used for some types of Shimano front mech's. But frankly this version will be over complicated and needs quite some altering on the derailleur itself as well... I also would need to make me some sort of adapter to mount the derailleur on, which will be held on the side of the seattube by this stainless steel collar. Too complicated I recon...
Perhaps I forgot some options... perhaps someone knows a way to solve this issue. I want to mount a derailleur without covering Slate's name, so any tips or suggestions are welcome. Or am I perhaps over exaggerating in my strive for perfection....??
Any input is very welcome!
JB
P.s. a newer style front mech, with a low clamp is totally out of the question. Not only cause it's not out of the same era, but also due the inferior quality of that design....
Im in the progress of getting all the right parts to use on my 12" WTB Phoenix SE. Once in a while I bodge some parts onto a frame to see whether my views upon a project are correct and to see what the final result will be like, more or less...
So the other day I was fiddling with the front drivetrain dept. and faced a problem:
** no, the final crankset wont have those colors, don't be affraid...
You see, Im not a weenie or so, but Ive been thinking for 4-5 weeks now to find a solution for the front mech, so Mark Slate's name won't be hidden. I thought of getting me a braze-on styled front mech, and bodge a clamp for that one.
I bought myself a Suntour Superbe Pro front mech and scored a braze-on clamp at my LBS. First thing that noticed me, was the difference in the diameter of the connection between the derrailleur and the braze-on clamp... Whats that about? Does Suntour require a total different braze on clamp or am I missing something...??
You see, my initial thought was to cut of the der. mountingplate of the clamp and reweld it up side down on the clamp. This way the clamp would be low, and the front mech. could be mounted high enough like it should. But the difference in connecting diameter is keeping me from this so far...
Back to my LBS and found me this stainless steel collar, used for some types of Shimano front mech's. But frankly this version will be over complicated and needs quite some altering on the derailleur itself as well... I also would need to make me some sort of adapter to mount the derailleur on, which will be held on the side of the seattube by this stainless steel collar. Too complicated I recon...
Perhaps I forgot some options... perhaps someone knows a way to solve this issue. I want to mount a derailleur without covering Slate's name, so any tips or suggestions are welcome. Or am I perhaps over exaggerating in my strive for perfection....??
Any input is very welcome!
JB
P.s. a newer style front mech, with a low clamp is totally out of the question. Not only cause it's not out of the same era, but also due the inferior quality of that design....