New front mech required.- which one (mtb)

[Dr Murdoch]

Ive got a 2000 evo2 Orange, the front mech seized at the weekend. I've tried cleaning it, WD40 etc but nope, its locked solid.

So I need to get a new one, would like Shimano XT, but what one do I need? It has three sprockets, does the size of the rear cassette have any bearing on the front mech?

[lufbramatt]

Make sure you get the right band adaptor, Shimano front mechs use a plastic insert inside the clamp to shim it down to the right size, an Evo2 has quite a thin seat tube by modern standards and often cheap parts from the big online places don't have all the bits included, they're only a couple of quid separately but it's a PITA.

[P-Jay]

I'd be tempted to take it into a shop and have them do it.

I don't *think* you'll be able to get an XT triple, not the current range anyway as it's all 2x and 1x, but I could be wrong, also a lot of stuff now is direct mount.

[Pablo16v]

https://www.orangebikes.co.uk/support/faq/useful_f...

31.8mm clamp according to the Orange site so you probably need something like this SLX one, which is 34.9mm but comes with inserts mentioned above.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-slx-m66...

[C&C]

Would thisXT 3 x 10 onedo the job?

Says it's XT and fits 31.8mm tube

Scratch that - it's a direct mount so no use AFAIK. Sorry.

Edited by C&C on Tuesday 28th February 14:46

[BenGismo]

This-> FD-M780 assumming you have 10 gears at the rear??

https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-xt-m780-10-sp...

Still very much available...ive a few spare



Despite having 1x11 and 2x10 & 3x9 bikes I still prefer the 3x10 setup most. I Really dont get the new fad of 1x11/12 with stupidly large rear cassettes.

Edited by BenGismo on Tuesday 28th February 19:19