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Should I be Concerned?

Old 03-31-11, 10:34 PM
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Should I be Concerned?

So i noticed that my front derailleur cable is extremely close to my rear tire. Internal cabling on my bike and i don't remember it being this close. Anyone else have this on there bike or have seen something like this, am i just being paranoid? Here's a couple of pictures.


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Old 04-01-11, 12:25 AM
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I can't see it being a problem, the rear wheel is not going to move forward and rub the cable.
You did, however, make me get up and check my own bikes for something I have never even considered as an issue.
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Only reason i became concerned was mainly because when i got the bike a couple month ago it wasn't this close so the cable moved closer somehow. Sometimes when i would clean the bike i wouldn't be able to slip my finger through to clean part of the frame, now i definitely can so it did move. Only question is how. I'm probably blowing this way out of proportion but i thought i'd see if anyone else has seen this.
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Originally Posted by wrr1020
Only reason i became concerned was mainly because when i got the bike a couple month ago it wasn't this close so the cable moved closer somehow. Sometimes when i would clean the bike i wouldn't be able to slip my finger through to clean part of the frame, now i definitely can so it did move. Only question is how. I'm probably blowing this way out of proportion but i thought i'd see if anyone else has seen this.
Was you chain on the same chainring before when there was more room? The derailer moves as you change gears.

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Originally Posted by Waxbytes
Was you chain on the same chainring before when there was more room? The derailer moves as you change gears.
Yeah, shifted between both rings. Eff it, if something goes wrong it'll go wrong, no sense worrying about it.
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