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Shimano Deore Front Der Derailleur
Product DescriptionThis front derailleur features an innovative design which allows the same derailleur to be used for both top-pull and bottom-pull setups.
User Reviews
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AWDfreak
a Weekend Warrior
from SF Bay Area, CA (USA) Date Reviewed: June 24, 2011 Strengths: pretty quick shifts, significantly tougher than the Tourney Weaknesses: I honestly can't think of one Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: Shimano Tourney-equivalent front derailleur Bike Setup: 3-geared front crank, Shimano Alivio dual-control levers 
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mecheng77
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto Date Reviewed: May 23, 2011 Strengths: I've been using it for 10yrs as original equipment for my 6500 Trek, and hasn't skipped a beat or should I say gear. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: Alivio Bike Setup: Trek 6500 - SPD Pedals, Panaracer Tires
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Joe DePalma
a Weekend Warrior
from Newark, DE Date Reviewed: February 24, 2011 Strengths: Shifts smoothly, solid construction Weaknesses: Difficult to install and a little heavy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $20.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: Shimano Altus, SRAM X.3 Bike Setup: Trek 3700 - nothing stock  
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pedalitup
a Cross Country Rider
from Oregon Date Reviewed: September 27, 2010 Strengths: You get to upgrade it with huge benefit for little cost. Weaknesses: The actuation arm is very short, Your thumb will get tired. The cage is a noodle, it flexes and therefore shifts slowly as noted in previous review. Components like this are just WRONG and shouldn't be built in the first place IMO. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: twisty Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: XT XTR Bike Setup: Too good for this P.O.S to be sure!
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DHmonkey123
a Downhiller
from San Anselmo, California, USA Date Reviewed: July 24, 2010 Strengths: great shifting, awesome looks. Weaknesses: little slow sometimes Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tamarancho Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: sadly a cannondale f400
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LF-X
a Cross Country Rider
from Bergheim, Germany Date Reviewed: August 23, 2009 Strengths: Works great. Weaknesses: Seems to be the dirt magnet of my bike. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: 70% Street / 30% Trail Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: was on bike Similar Products Used: Shimano LX, Shimano STX. Bike Setup: Reanult Sport - Team Spirit VTT
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bxxer rider
a Downhiller
from UK Date Reviewed: October 29, 2008 Strengths: fast shifting Weaknesses: like butter when touches any thing no matter what it is Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: leckhampton daisy bank Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $90.00 Purchased At: noah's ark bikes and Similar Products Used: some sram one forgotten modal Bike Setup: orange patriot fr lt, boxxer, marzocchi junior t pro fox vanilla rc
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Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from Brisbane, Australia Date Reviewed: May 4, 2008 Strengths: Quite cheap for a mid-range product. Nice and shiny, looks very professional in appearance. Ridiculously simple installation, very much "fit and forget". Shifts cleanly and quickly. Weaknesses: None that I've found so far, apart from cycling snobs scorning me because they have XTR running gear! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $28.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Falcon FD, old Shimano SIS model Bike Setup: 1997 Gemini Echo Beach, Deore XT RD, Alivio cranks/chainwheels and shifters
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Leonardo Horovitz
a Cross Country Rider
from Montevideo, Uruguay Date Reviewed: April 29, 2008 Strengths: Works fine. Weaknesses: Developed play after 2500 km (about 1500 miles). It still worked, but made rattling noise and didn't shift as well as when it was new. I ended up changing it for an LX. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Shimano C050 Bike Setup: Trek 6500 2006
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milovan vukcevic
a Cross Country Rider
from melbourne Date Reviewed: January 6, 2008 Strengths: looks, shifting is good at first Weaknesses: afetr a while it refuses to shift under force, and you have to push the shifter lever to far in order to change it Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: boys farm heritage walk, Lysterfield Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: came with bike Similar Products Used: deore lx, and acera Bike Setup: specialized epic m4, rock shox tora, x7 shifters, x-7 rear derailleur, deore xt brakes 
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simon
from newbury uk Date Reviewed: December 9, 2007 Strengths: Shifting is precise and efficient. Works well when new, still continues to work even when rattling with wear in the pivot Weaknesses: Very poor life. Had this for 9 months and done 2000 miles. The cage started to rattle quite soon, and inspection showed its the pivot bearing that's useless. Kept on using it as it still shifts just fine but cage is now so loose its starting to gouge the cranks. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: came with bike Similar Products Used: Shimano LX - much much superior in terms of longevity but similar shifting performance (good!). The LX front mech on my other bike has done far more miles and there's no sign of wear on it at all. Bike Setup: Giant Terago hard tail, XT cranks and rear mech. Deore shifters. Used as a daily commuting hack - 18 miles a day, mixture of road, gravel tracks and cross country.
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Albertinho
a Cross Country Rider
from Zagreb, Croatia Date Reviewed: September 5, 2007 Strengths: Shifts properly, works when clogged in mud. Weaknesses: None really Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Beer, climb, beer, descend, beer. Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Came with bike Similar Products Used: Alivio Bike Setup: KTM Ultra Flite 2007 Marzocchi MX Pro fork Formula Oro K18 brakes Deore/LX parts
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Justin
a Downhiller
from Holly Springs, NC Date Reviewed: July 28, 2007 Strengths: Shifts great and is at a reasonable price Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Came on bike Similar Products Used: Sram X.7 Bike Setup: Iron Horse Warrior 3.0
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Donnie Anderson
a Weekend Warrior
from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Date Reviewed: June 18, 2007 Strengths: Included free with bike Weaknesses: Everything Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: Shimano Acera through XT, SRAM X.9 Bike Setup: Giant hardtail, Full SRAM X.9
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Ivan Kalovic
a Cross Country Rider
from Zagreb, Croatia Date Reviewed: October 3, 2006 Strengths: Looking good Weaknesses: slow, Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $20.00 Purchased At: Slovenia, Maraton Similar Products Used: Acera
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