Clamp On Front Derailleur Carbon Frame

Our front derailleur clamp have been designed particularly with the weight conscious rider in mind.

Clamp on front derailleur carbon frame.

There s no need to treat the underlying carbon before installing a clamp on front derailer. Sizes available are 28 6mm 31 8mm and 34 9mm. Unique 1 bolt carbon design won t dent or scratch frames. That said as a framebuilder who used to subsist on doing a lot of repairs on steel frames i have dealt with seat tubes that were cracked at the front derailleur braze on.

The clamp has no moving parts or pivots that can damage lightweight carbon fiber titanium or aluminum seat tubes. 5of 5stars average 2reviews choose from 3 options. Show me your green. Fiber grip or a similar assembly compound helps increase grip under lower torque but this does nothing to prevent you from over tightening the bolt and crimping the tube.

Parlee carbon front der braze on adaptor 28 6mm. Our 1 piece carbon construction cuts material to an absolute minimum with a very simple understated design. The handmade clamps are designed to be as strong as their metal counterparts but safer to lightweight carbon titanium and steel tubes. Our renowned carbon front derailleur mount is now available for all frame sets not just our own.

Your torque wrench may have been on spec it is possible that the tube is slightly oversized where the derailleur clamps at. Easiest option is the clamp you could use a copper pipe or similar to maintain the structural integrity of the carbon tube to avoid over tightening it of the right diameter. You could measure the tube with a caliper to see if it is 34 9 or a hair larger. On carbon frames tube spec generally seem to run big rather than small once you figure in the clearcoat.