Braze-on front mechs seem to be a thing of the past these days so it wasn't very easy finding a 9 speed triple braze-on front mech! Luckily I managed to get one from Germany. This one is a Tiagra front mech which is from the same groupset as my shifters.
Shifting things on the rear end is an XT Shadow rear mech that I have taken off an older bike that's currently in several bits. The mech is still relatively new and after a good clean it's looking pretty good. However, the jockey wheels were so worn they had to be replaced. XT rear mechs come with sealed jockey wheels using ceramic bushings. These replacement jockey wheels are unsealed non-XT ones which is a step in the wrong direction but the budget couldn't stretch to XT jockey wheels. I'll see how long these last. If they don't last very long I'll invest in XT or Tacx jockey wheels.
The good thing about Shimano's Shadow rear mechs (available in Deore, SLX, XT and XTR level) is that the mech sticks out from the bike less than standard mechs. This means more clearance for pesky wobbly pannier bags!
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