Having noticed that quite a few single ring only full sus bikes have standard threaded BB’s, and come across Shimano mounts for some of their front mechs for standard threaded BB’s, and being the kind who still uses thumbies and uses an 8 speed rear mech with my nine speed cassette for cheapness should it get bent, are they any good, how have people found them in use?
So long as they work okay I’m happy enough, but how would they compare to Deore 9 speed mechs from the early noughties? I had one on my fully rigid Mongoose Switchback from the mid 90’s, and it was a bit ‘agricultural’, with a fair (and clanky) delay happening in shifting.
Before committing, I’d make sure there was frame clearance for a front mech.
Thanks…