Originally Posted by slagjumper
I would avoid bending. It allways seems to take longer than it should to set up my fr d. Sheldon Brown's web site has some great tips on setting them up. His site is a huge resource for bike mechanics.
http://sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adjustment.html#front
If the derailer is designed to work with your cw range and has the correct curve and stuff. I would try to
1) put the adjusting screws in the middle position.
2) get the outer cage to come as close to the big ring as you can (1mm-1.5mm) w/o hitting.
3) remove slack from cable in low ring.
4) Adjust trim
1) WHAT??... 4) Trim is in the shifters and doesn't 'adjust'. Aome don't even have trim and if the front is friction, it's essentially infinitely variable. He didn't mention what the shifters are,but many that have shifters with trim to cure the problem,don't have a clue....
WWW.parktool.com repair section has good instructions too.