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Old 04-17-08 | 08:33 AM
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tsanchez
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Drivetrain Issues/Request for Assistance

I'm a bike noob who just tore down and completely rebuilt a homebrew hybrid on a Cannondale M300 CAAD2 frame and fork that were given to me a couple of years ago.

The drivetrain I deployed consists of:

Race Face BB (ISIS)
Bontrager Race Lite Crank with 52/42/39 rings
Shimano 105 Triple Front Derailleur
Shimano 105 ten-speed chain
Shimano Hyperglide AC 11-23 7 speed rear cassette
Shimano Alivio 7 speed rear derailleur (the only part I haven't replaced in the drivetrain)
Shimano Dura Ace Nine Speed Bar-end shifters with the rear in friction mode

My problem is with the front derailleur more than the rear. The rear works in friction mode very well. However, I can only get the front to shift either the bottom and middle or the top and middle. It doesn't seem to matter how much I adjust or move the front derailleur, this is what I get. I've wrestled with it for a week or so.

I researched each part before purchase and thought I was buying components that would work together so I'm a bit confused, but being a noob, odds are I've made mistakes - So here I am asking for assistance.

Any ideas other than "take it to your LBS"? I'd like to try to do this on my own 'cause that's how I am...Can't learn unless you do.

Thanks in advance!

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