Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Page 2 of 3

[ 32 posts ]

Go to page Previous 1, 2, 3 Next

Print view

Previous topic | Next topic

Author

Message

jerade

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:43 pm

Joined: Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:38 pm
Posts: 50

Excuse me, YAWD stands for? :noidea:

Top

CharlesM

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:37 pm

Formerly known as PezTech

Joined: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:37 am
Posts: 5574
Location: Phoenix Arizona

It means the front mech changes angle as you go from big to smal to big rings...

Old ones stay straight front to back where new ones both rise up (going to big) and actually angle a little to match the chain line virtually eliminating chain rub when crossed over.

_________________
charles@pezcyclingnews.com

Top

prendrefeu

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:11 pm

Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm
Posts: 6618
Location: Los Angeles

jerade wrote:

Excuse me, YAWD stands for? :noidea:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaw_(rotation)

_________________
Exp001

Top

jerade

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:33 pm

Joined: Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:38 pm
Posts: 50

CharlesM wrote:

Now it's all clear. Thank you very much! :beerchug:

Top

prendrefeu

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:53 am

Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm
Posts: 6618
Location: Los Angeles

Are the Hi/Lo limit screws M4 or M3 ?

My calipers are reading 3.5mm

I would think that they would make the hi/lo limit screws interchangable with the RD's hi/lo screws which are M4

???

_________________
Exp001

Top

CerveloBert

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:21 am

Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:43 am
Posts: 209

So I took care of the FD installation today. Thanks timzcat.

I pretty much followed this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEb8qjWILnY

It was pretty easy and the result is pretty incredible. Just as everyone says. I am using 2011 old red shifters. I literally took the old one off and just put the new one on with the same used cable. It feels like my life has changed with this derailleur. I might be exaggerating, but it really is better than anything I have ever tried.

_________________
Cervélo S2 2012 Red
Great minds think alike... sadly, so do the mediocre ones.

Top

poppiholla

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:03 am

Joined: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:18 pm
Posts: 280

@cervelobert: can you post some pictures? Does the Yaw look good with the "old" Red parts?

_________________
Specialized Tarmac S-works SL4
http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/ac11 ... 11af34.jpg

Top

CerveloBert

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:20 pm

Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:43 am
Posts: 209

I only took one picture after the installation. It has a chrome finish and it is obviously newer than all the parts. I'm sure as things get dirtier, it will all start to look more uniform again, but it looks fine to me. Imagine this on a Cervelo S2 with a 2011 Red Group. Chain catcher is great, but I forgot to weigh all the parts before installing due to my excitement.

Attachments:

File comment: I wish I could dip my balls in it.

IMG_0867.JPG [ 133.96 KiB | Viewed 277 times ]

_________________
Cervélo S2 2012 Red
Great minds think alike... sadly, so do the mediocre ones.

Top

poppiholla

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:59 pm

Joined: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:18 pm
Posts: 280

Great..thanks for the picture. Did you use the cable tension barrel adjuster?

_________________
Specialized Tarmac S-works SL4
http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/ac11 ... 11af34.jpg

Top

CerveloBert

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:36 pm

Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:43 am
Posts: 209

Nope, just a straight on, and forgot about it. I think next time I change out my cables I'm going to put the adjuster in, but... why?

_________________
Cervélo S2 2012 Red
Great minds think alike... sadly, so do the mediocre ones.

Top

poppiholla

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:08 pm

Joined: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:18 pm
Posts: 280

I was wondering if I needed the barrel adjuster that comes with the yaw FD.

_________________
Specialized Tarmac S-works SL4
http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/ac11 ... 11af34.jpg

Top

CharlesM

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:47 pm

Formerly known as PezTech

Joined: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:37 am
Posts: 5574
Location: Phoenix Arizona

It's going to make fine tuning very easy. I would use it versus a bunch of fiddling with trying to perfectly tension the cable.

_________________
charles@pezcyclingnews.com

Top

CerveloBert

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:25 pm

Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:43 am
Posts: 209

CharlesM is right I guess. Like I said, I was just so excited I even forgot to weigh it.

_________________
Cervélo S2 2012 Red
Great minds think alike... sadly, so do the mediocre ones.

Top

blacktalon

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:33 pm

Joined: Fri May 28, 2010 5:31 am
Posts: 6

Last week I set up the new Yaw FD with new Red Clamp Adapter with the following:

Old Red Shifters
Force Compact Cranks
Rotor Q-Rings 50/34
Force RD
KMC Ti-SL Gold Chain

On my PedalForce CG1

Prior to the change I was having trouble dropping the chain OVER the big ring using the 1091R Chain. Reading the WW forums, I decided it was better to swap the SRAM chain for the slightly wider KMC Chain.

I'd never completely set up a FD before (always leaving the adjustment to my LBS), and this was pretty easy to do after I got the height correct.

In practice, it works a hell of a lot better than my Force FD did. Shifts are confident, solid, and very accurate.

Top

Imaking20

Post subject: Re: Need advice: Sram Red front derailleur

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:31 am

Joined: Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:19 am
Posts: 559

CharlesM wrote:

Guy's I'm not guessing at this or asking SRAM... I have a new front mech on an old group set and it just plain works better.

I think Velonews covered most of the combinations and they also found that putting the 2012 Front der on the old SRAM group simply works quite a bit better.

The steel cage Force is a slight improvement, The 2012 RED is a substantial one, but I wouldnt change from the steel just to change... Frankly, any bitching about the steel one is mostly hot air. It works well. The Ti ones worked OK, but when you get the new one it's simply bang on.

That said, the entire new 2012 group is not only a breeze to set up, the whole thing works extremely well.

^all of this.

I'm not sure why you'd change the FD if admittedly you're not unhappy with your current steel cage.

I'm also not sure why you'd start another thread because because you didn't like the answers in the previous/current thread about the same topic.

Top

Page 2 of 3

[ 32 posts ]

Go to page Previous 1, 2, 3 Next

Board index » Discussion » Road

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 49 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

	Author	Replies	Views	Last post
SRAM chainring and front derailleur problems in Road	bluhorizan	2	1110	Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:57 pm bm0p700f
Sram Red front derailleur(non yaw) with Chorus 10 speed shif in Road	digiadaamore	6	292	Wed May 15, 2013 10:19 pm dereksmalls
BTP front derailleur in Road	kevosinn	0	244	Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:14 am kevosinn
Is this the end of the front derailleur? [ Go to page: 1, 2 ] in Road	SWijland	23	2015	Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:05 pm Franklin
Front derailleur problem in Road	wally318	1	162	Mon Apr 15, 2013 4:59 pm sigismond0