Apex shifting ?
06-03-11, 11:49 AM
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Apex shifting ?
riding the other day on my new bike and as I shifted to the big ring I kicked the chain off the crank side of the ring... does the FD need to be adjusted? or was this user error by pushing it to far??
also, on the RD, it seems to hunt a little between gears around cogs 4-5-6, sometimes will bounce between one or two for some reason... fine at the extremes (1-2-3 and 8-9-10) but seems like its lost a little in the middle... is there a quick adjust to make to fix this?
also, on the RD, it seems to hunt a little between gears around cogs 4-5-6, sometimes will bounce between one or two for some reason... fine at the extremes (1-2-3 and 8-9-10) but seems like its lost a little in the middle... is there a quick adjust to make to fix this?
06-03-11, 12:42 PM
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parktool's web site has how tos on both of these adjustments. your front derailleurs high limit screw needs to be tightened (like you were screwing it in). it sounds like your RD just needs a barrel adjustment of the tension of the cable.
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Sheldon Brown's site always has good info. https://sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adjustment.html
You can search the mechanics forum, lots of knowledgeable people there.
Plus there are many books with good info on bike maitenance.
You can search the mechanics forum, lots of knowledgeable people there.
Plus there are many books with good info on bike maitenance.
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ok, great advice, went to work on it today and once i got my RD from hunting between gears i noticed it wouldn't shift into the lowest cog, made another quick cable adjustment by loosening the anchor bolt for the cable (barrel adjusters were bottomed out), reset high and low stops, tweaked the FD a little to reduce rub at the extremes of cross chaining (never will get it completely quiet it seems), but I seem to be where I need to be...
Thanks all!!!
Thanks all!!!
