Originally Posted by
LHawes
Agreed Billy, but would you expect Giant to adjust it properly from the factory? The LBS only unwrapped it and handed it over and I'm sure they would adjust it. No real problem, just curious more than anything.
My experience is bikes are adjusted pretty well from the factory. Sometimes well enough to ride. But on occasion they aren't, and that's when your local bike shop should be earning their keep and doing a once over before they hand it over to you. If all your LBS does is take it out of the box, put the handlebars and wheel on - well then you might as well buy from Bikesdirect.
It's an easy fix. If you loosen the cable be sure to pay attention to how it's routed though.