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  • Dialled Alpine front mech size?
  • legend
    Free Member

    Alright folks,

    just got meself a new Alpine frame, and as pretty as it looks sitting in the corner I’d really like it built!

    one thing stopping me though (well other than Parcel Farce) is the front mech – what size do i need? Bikes that go uphill confuse me, there doesn’t seem to be a mech size available that’ll go straight on. Will a multi-clamp Shimano do the job?

    Cheers,

    Mark

    lobby_dosser
    Free Member

    I’ve no idea. I had to make a shim from plastic-bottle and duct tape to get my XT one to fit.

    Gary_C
    Full Member

    Yes,a multi clamp shimano,(I presume thats the type that comes with the plastic & metal shims),will fit.
    Thats what I used when I built up my PA,& i’m sure that the seat tube is the same diameter on the Alpine.

    jamesgarbett
    Free Member

    Think they are a non-standard size. My Alpine frame came with shims to make the mech fit.

    scruff
    Free Member

    What he siad, I used 2 different sized shimano clamp things and it works fine. Mike sent me the proper custom bits but I forgot to use them.

    lobby_dosser
    Free Member

    alpines have a different seat tube from PA’s.

    mrmichaelwright
    Free Member

    i bought the wrong one so i used a innertubes to shim it out

    it seems to work

    28.6 top pull is the correct size

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