105 front derailier???

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by crashman on Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:48 pm

why noone using 105 front derailier on MTB?? its lightweight at 88g i think.
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by Cyco on Wed Nov 12, 2003 11:31 pm

A road (105, D-A) front deraillier is designed for 50-54t chainrings, a MtB front deraillier is designed for 42-46t chainrings (the old -95*- XTRs were designed for 48t)
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