Originally Posted by
Ferrouscious
If it's the older long-arm generation, have fun with that. Even as a shop mech, that gen is a royal pain to set up properly. I think our shop record for setting up a 5800 FD is around 7 minutes.
Yeah .... I have set up a Lot of derailleurs, but I have had to do a lot of online research and struggling and trial/error to get a 5800 or 6800 to work at times.
I read everything Shimano has ever published, to start with---Pure BS. I went to every reputable cycling site (Park Tools and the like) and read every related thread on several bike websites. My takeaway is that it is a lousy design that works wonderfully if you can find the sweet spot between swing and tension, but if your derailleur mount or cable stop is not located in just the right spot it is just a lousy design.
That said .... if the Mechanic at a Bike Shop can;'t do it, never go back there. Plenty of amateurs (like myself) have figured it out. if the supposedly skilled mechanic cannot, he is .... well, worse than me, and I really hate to be so insulting ......