... and are quite proud of, as well...

Is it possible to "jam" your front dérailleur?

All I did yesterday was tighten and loosen the bolt that holds the cable. And yet now it seems like it is stuck in the small ring position and doesn't want to shift.

Adjust the limit screws.

ok velo. follow these steps (assuming you have not moved the FD mounted position at all)

1) release the cable again. This will cause the FD to fall to the small ring.
2) Push the small lever of the shifter many times. This ensures it is at the small chainring position.
3)pull the slack out of the cable as it goes down the downtube and around the cable guide. make sure it is nice and tight all the way round and up to the bolt.
4) pull the cable up round the bolt, making sure the washer is between the wire and the bolt.

It is in the small ring position--the problem is that it doesn't seem to want to move.

When I was tightening/loosening the bolt before, the whole thing would pivot back and forth. Now it seems like it's locked in position.

I don't want to put too much force on it for fear that I'll break something.

so you can't push the lever? or do you mean you can push the lever but the fd doesn't respond?

if it is the former, i would think you had the lever pushed to the big ring position before you attached the cable, hence the lever wont move further

Good morning people.

The lever doesn't want to push when it's cabled to the dérailleur. Like I said, it seems like the whole thing doesn't want to move, apart from the shifter. Shouldn't you be able to pivot the whole mechanism by wiggling where the pinch bolt is? Right now mine stays fixed.

How can you be bored in the midst of Velo Vol's mechanical crisis?

My chain is stuck in the small ring, too, but it doesn't have anything to do with the hardware!

Hey coasting,

Maybe if you enroll here they can teach you how to do a 20 mile ride without getting exhausted.

ok...forget diagnosing what made the current problem occur. detatch it and d it again according to the steps above. that way it should be in the right starting position.

yes you can. if you just pull on the wire and ignore the shifter, just pull on the wire under the downtube, the fd should pivot. if not maybe you have tightened the limit screws too much but i don't think so since you said you didn't touch them.

i say reattach and start again.

oh man. they are the organisers of that night ride.

Maybe you're just destined to ride on the small ring.

I swapped out the brake pads and cleaned and adjusted the calipers on the S2 last night. 10 minutes total.

Cleaning the drivetrains on three bikes took 90 minutes, and that job SUCKS. But rewarding. Rode the Ibis Ti Road this AM and no more clicky clack. Silent.

Does the shifter make the clicky sound when you shift the big lever whilst not connected to the DR?

Hey Gomer, do you actually have a job?

no disrespect ma'am, but are you trying to overtake sir pclown for the numbers of posts? you won't be threatening his overall count for a while, but i think you've got him beat as far as average post/day is concerned. too bad there's no award for it

The Cubs got swept. I gave up my club level tickets to sit with the proletariat and watch our starting pitcher last 1/3 of an inning.

No riding, just baseball all weekend. What a waste of time.

IF you pull on the cable by hand, say along the frame, and can't move it, you have an issue with the FD. If it moves, it's just adjusted wrong.

How can it take so long to clean a bike. I clean 2 bikes, including drives in less than an hour. And my bikes shine when I do that.

Yes. It was working fine. I only removed the cable because it was off track underneath. Initially, when I attempted to reattach the cable, the derailluer movement seemed normal (as far as I could tell). Now, for mysterious reasons, it doesn't move.

Well, that's a bit more than cleaning.

He's always bored these days.