Thread: Can someone tell me what this thingy in my dropout is for?
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Old 01-14-12, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by bibliobob
The derailleur usually shifts better with your wheel as far forward as possible...
I had the opposite experience on my Super Course. I threw that thing away and slid it all the way back and it shifts much better.
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