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Help: Replace Giant X2 Front Derailleur
NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
Looking to do my first bit of bike part replacement after breaking the front derailleur on my 2010 Giant Trance X2. The bike is all original parts.
I've checked the bike and Giant website and think that I need the item below (on wiggle).
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-au/bikes/model/...
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-slx-m661-front-d...
Is this the right part?
Any help would be appreciated.
Daniel
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Not quite - try the M660 - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-slx-m660-front-d...
Even checked the part number on my 2009 Trance X2
Shimano often make variations of a dérailleur. You can get top pull ones and bottom pull ones. It indicates which direction the cable pulls from. Traditionally bottom pull cables ran the cable under the bottom bracket, whereas top pull cables go down the back of the seat tube. Just confirm that you're buying the right one. The Shimano website will often give the part numbers for the various types. In general Shimano MTB front dérailleurs are compatible across their range so you could use a XT or XTR instead if you wanted to upgrade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derailleur_gears
British music group Cream released an album Disraeli Gears which was making fun of Eric Clapton messing up his pronunciation of Dérailleur Gears (on his new bike).
Took another look after cleaning the bike down and found a part number
So looks like the SLX FD-M660 should do me well.... and a bit of gaf tape to keep me riding over the weekend
The Shimano XT M770 FD can be pulled from either direction.
Which was just as well... the old bike was bottom pull cable routing and on the current bike it is top pull so when I swapped the gear around before I gave the youngster my old bike, there were no issues or extra $$$ involved apart from putting some decent sealed cables and outers on (Gore Ride-On FTW).