Carbon Junky Posted July 26, 2014 Share I am busy building my first mountain bike and now confused as to what type of front derailleur I should be buying. I must confess that im a roadie and new to mountain biking. Can someone please explain all the terms like high mount, low mount, direct mount and then low clamp and high clamp. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted July 27, 2014 Share Ask for a 1X10 front derailleur. It is universal and solves all those problems.... Jacques Viljoen and PoiZoNouZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted July 27, 2014 Share Ask for a 1X10 front derailleur. It is universal and solves all those problems....Ha Ha ... Funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanpre44 Posted July 27, 2014 Share I am busy building my first mountain bike and now confused as to what type of front derailleur I should be buying. I must confess that im a roadie and new to mountain biking. Can someone please explain all the terms like high mount, low mount, direct mount and then low clamp and high clamp. Thanks Depends on the Frame and crankset. Most frames takes the Band Clamp (clamp that goes around the seat tube) unless if the frame has a direct mount point on the frame (2 types of direct mount). What Frame do you have? If its a band clamp, the top/bottom clamp depends on if it will interfere with the bottle cages mounts. This you will only figure out when have already fitted the crankset to see if this will happen or not. Does the cable come from the top or bottom of the derailleur? In some cases the derailleur allow only for a cable pulling from the top. If you have some pics of the frame and crankset we may be able to help better. GaryvdM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcjim Posted July 27, 2014 Share http://lmgtfy.com/?q=high+mount+front+derailleur http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/how-to-install-and-adjust-your-front-derailleur/ (fourth result). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombeej Posted July 27, 2014 Share Jaco, maybe take a pic of the frame. Do you know what diameter your seat tube is? And tell us where the gear cable runs down the frame. That will determine if it's a top pull or bottom pull derailleur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Junky Posted July 27, 2014 Share Thanks guys, I will add some pics later today or tonight. The cable comes from the bottom and not from the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted July 27, 2014 Share Then it would be a bottom pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombeej Posted July 29, 2014 Share Did you get sorted out, Jaco? I'm guessing you'll go with this one (XT M781 conventional front mech)? Unless, like johanpre44 says, this high clamp will interfere with your bottle cages mounts. If you don't post a pic of your seat tube and bottle cage mounts, we won't really be able to see if this is going to be a mistake or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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