Originally Posted by
onbike 1939
Take hold of the cable at the down tube and pull it firmly down. Does the front derailleur now position itself over the big chainwheel? If so then the fault would appear to be with the cable or the amount of cable taken up with the gear lever. If the cage does not move out enough then has the Bottom Bracket been replaced with a longer one which would cause the chainwheel to be too far out for the cage to reach.
Yes the fault is definately with the cable. The problem is when I loosen the anchor bolt I can't increase the tension in the inner cable any further. Does any one have any ideas on how I could do this?