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Old 04-02-15 | 09:40 AM
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FBinNY
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Makers put some over travel in the slackest lever position. The trim there is adjusted using the "slack side" limit (low in front/high in back).

This is also why the trim has to be adjusted for the other gears while in the slack position. So, if the FD is trimmed correctly and shifts smoothly in both directions, the slack in low is meaningless.
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