Originally Posted by
ultraman6970
Have no idea what bike you have but depends on how it was built if you will need cable adjusters. The FD usually doesnt need one, the rear one needs one just in case but is not mandatory if the bike is dialed right the 1st time.
Happy you fixed it.
Good luck
Thanks! It's a GT GTR Series 1. It has derailleur barrel adjusters under the downtube as IthaDan described.
Originally Posted by
BCRider
The FD cage isn't the strongest item on a bike. It often doesn't take much of a bump or even a kick from the rider's feet to bend it a little. You may have given it a bit of a tweak at some point which either bent the cage or even rotated the whole assembly on the tube a little. Setting an FD up isn't an exact thing either. THey are always a combination of playing a little with the tube position for the angle of the cage and the limit screws. I've even had to flex the cage sides on occasion to slightly wider or narrower to make the shifting work nicely over a reasonable range of rear cog options without a lot of rubbing.
Interesting...
I went on a ride and it seemed fine, did a full range of shifting and again, the FD is hitting the chain in the low-low gear. So I actually pulled over and re-tightened the shifting cable (it seemed a lot looser than the RD cable), and did some L screw adjustments. It seems ok again. At least I know what I can do to
try to fix it now. I'll be riding with my multitool over the next few days (I usually only ride with it on long rides).