Front derailleur for a bicycle

A front derailleur for a bicycle, comprising:

• a fixed member adapted to be coupled to a portion of the bicycle;
• a chain guide having a chain receiving slot to shift a chain of the bicycle in a transverse direction;
• and
• a linkage assembly coupled between said chain guide and said fixed member to move said chain guide between a retracted position and an extended position, said chain guide being supported above said fixed member by said linkage assembly,
• said linkage assembly including a coil spring that expands and contracts in an axial direction of said coil spring to urge said chain guide to one of said retracted and extended positions, a first lower link pivotally coupled to said fixed member and a second upper link fixedly coupled to said chain guide and pivotally coupled to said first lower link,
• said first lower link including a cable attachment member adapted to be coupled to a shift cable and a detachable cable guide adapter removably coupled to said cable attachment member, said detachable cable guide adapter having a cable receiving surface that is configured to guide the shift cable in an alternative direction.

A front derailleur for a bicycle, comprising:

• a fixed member adapted to be coupled to a portion of the bicycle;
• a chain guide having a chain receiving slot to shift a chain of the bicycle in a transverse direction;
• and
• a linkage assembly coupled between said fixed m ember and said chain guide to move said chain guide between a retracted position and an extended position, said linkage assembly including:
• a biasing member urging said chain guide to one of said retracted and extended positions, and a first link pivotally coupled relative to said fixed member, said first link having a cable attachment member adapted to be coupled to a shift cable and mounting means for detachably coupling a cable guide adapter to said first link, said mounting means and said cable attachment member of said first link being configured to selectively and operatively connect the cable guide adapter thereto, said mounting means including at least one pin having a free extending from said first link and being configured to releasably mount the cable guide adapter at said free end of said pin such that the cable guide adapter moves with said first link.