Originally Posted by
SPiN 360
My bike has the disc brakes, so no need to release those.
If you look at your video at 9:10, when he pulls the wheel off, somehow the derailleur just rotates and pivots out of the way. What causes that? It is just a matter of pulling hard enough? Or is there something that has to be "released" on the derailleur before it will move?
The wheel's axle should slide right out of the dropouts without you having to do anything to your derailleur. It should move like that on its own. Make sure the QR is loose enough (may need to turn the nut at the other end to loosen it more) and give it a good pull. You can also push the derailleur out of the way to make it easier.