Front Derailleur Washer

maklabouhlel · 11 Sep 2015 at 20:10

My B'TWIN road bike front derailleur washer doesn't fit the frame properly. My LBS said it's because the welding is too thick. Is this acceptable?

maklabouhlel · 17 Sep 2015 at 11:08

cainer said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=127

I don't understand.

maklabouhlel · 19 Sep 2015 at 10:36

touch said:
The washer is curved to fit around the curved metal part which the derailleur sits in. You can see in the photo that the weld covers a large part of the curved metal so the washer wont sit flat against it.

I would either file down the curve of the washer so that it fits around the weld or turn the washer 90 degrees so that it cant slip round.

I doubt that Decathlon would be able to fix it. The only way they can resolve this properly is to give you a new frame - which isnt an unreasonable request.

They said bring it down and they'd file down the washer. You're right in that it's not an unreasonable request to ask for a new frame/bike.

maklabouhlel · 19 Sep 2015 at 11:09

My LBS used a Campagnolo washer instead of a Shimano one. The washer seems to be more seated to the left but will be okay for now.