songfta

I've been building up my new bike (2006 Jamis Eclipse frame), where some of the parts are salvaged off my 2002 LeMond. The LeMond had a 105 9-speed triple group, and I'm using the brifters from that setup on the Jamis.

However, the Jamis has a compact double crank.

Shimano's documentation says that the 9-speed 105 brifters are compatible with both double and triple chainwheel setups, but I can't seem to get the right amount of cable pull with my double. Here's the situation:

- The derailleur has good lines for the small chainring (works well in all cogs on the cassette, with some trim available).
- On the big ring, I can't get the front derailleur cage to move far enough to the outside to keep it from rubbing when I'm in the highest 4 gears.

I've adjusted the limit screws on the derailleur to allow the cage to swing far enough to prevent rub, but the brifter refuses to pull that extra bit of cable. It seems to refuse to dial out the third chainring shift.

Any thoughts? I've found precious little documentation online on how to get this setup to work properly, and being a stubborn person, I'd rather do it myself than bring it to my favorite mechanic at the LBS.

Any advice you can give would be most appreciated! I'm itching to get out on my new bike....

Al1943

Try this first: loosen the front shift cable from the front derailleur, flip the front shifter small shift lever several times while pulling the free end of the cable to make sure all of the cable is out of the shifter, re-attach the cable and remove any slack by turning the barrel adjustor counter-clockwise. Then try shifting to the big ring.

Al