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Old 06-29-20 | 10:11 PM
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Salamandrine
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Chain length looks right to me. I think you're good.

You might want to play with your B screw adjustment, and see how that affects things. Usually I shoot for the RD cage to be a bit more parallel to the chainstay.

RE checking your hanger alignment without a tool, it can be done. I've always had a tool and but like I said earlier, you can do it with a rear wheel. Here's a video from RT:

I like to adjust the derailleurs without using brifters at all to start with. Yank on the cable by the downtube to shift.
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