XTR 950/2 series front mech-sorted

mk one · Dec 15, 2018

Hi, not sure if they made a front normal style mech in the 950 group but if anyone has one or even a later 952 etc, they are wanting to sell please pm me.

I am after a 31.8 top pull in GC, might consider a bottom pull if no one has a TP

Cheers

Mark

ishaw · Dec 15, 2018

Re:

M953 was the normal one. Not sure there was one in m950/2.

TOMAS · Dec 15, 2018

Re: XTR 950/2 series front mech

Just a heads up, I believe they deffo did a normal style clamp on XTR mech on both M950 and M952 ranges, as I have both (one on a Fuquay build and the other on a DeKerf build), afraid I can't part with either though as took me a long time to find them but will holla if I spot one

Here's one for £30 but with obscene postage...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/shimano-xtr- ... :rk:7

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mk one · Dec 15, 2018

Re: XTR 950/2 series front mech

TOMAS":1v5jiqhl said:
Just a heads up, I believe they deffo did a normal style clamp on XTR mech on both M950 and M952 ranges, as I have both (one on a Fuquay build and the other on a DeKerf build), afraid I can't part with either though as took me a long time to find them but will holla if I spot one

Here's one for £30 but with obscene postage...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/shimano-xtr- ... :rk:7f:0

I am looking for a normal traditional style front mech, that is a newer top swing style.

Like Ian said, i think they only came in 953 flavour

superba · Dec 15, 2018

Re: XTR 950/2 series front mech

TOMAS":13l29id2 said:
Here's one for £30 but with obscene postage...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/shimano-xtr- ... :rk:7f:0

With all due respect, Italian listing is top swing (low clamp), but bottom pull as cable fixing bolt is pointing to the cage.
The Top-route (pull) M950/952 has cable fixing bolt pointing away from the cage. That’s unless Shimano’s EV-FD-M952-1798.pdf is wrong.

Traditional (high clamp/bottom swing) M953 has cable fixing bolt pointing to the cage for Top-route (pull), and away from it for bottom pull (EV-FD-M953-1800.pdf).

TOMAS · Dec 17, 2018

My bad to the above! I wrongly assumed you simply wanted one that clamps around the seat tube and not one that bolts directly into the seat tube like Manitou frame or one that fits via the BB. I got seriously confuzzled but glad you now sorted

. Just for ref, my M950 f.mech is lower clamp top pull and my other is infact a M953 top pull high clamp, as everyone has correctly stated

mk one · Dec 17, 2018

TOMAS":3qu7m64l said:
My bad to the above! I wrongly assumed you simply wanted one that clamps around the seat tube and not one that bolts directly into the seat tube like Manitou frame or one that fits via the BB. I got seriously confuzzled but glad you now sorted . Just for ref, my M950 f.mech is lower clamp top pull and my other is infact a M953 top pull high clamp, as everyone has correctly stated

No worries.

I think the first M950 front mech i ever saw when they came out was the bb mounted one. I assumed at the time that all mechs would end up like that :|

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