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Old 02-10-12 | 01:32 PM
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Also check that your FD cable is attached to the FD pinch bolt on the correct side and routed correctly. The routing for the FD on many of the new dual-pull FDs varies. If coming from the bottom, it may require threading through a pivot first and then clamping into the pinch bolt on the outside of the bolt. If your FD shifting requires undue force to shift, that may be a clear sign of bad routing or pinch-bolt clamping. A simple shift of an FD cable from one side of the pinch bolt to the other, can sometime increase torque at the pivot by 50% and reduce the amount of cable pull (which is likely to solve the over-shifting issues if you are encountering them). This might avoid undue wear by the cable on the frame.
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