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Mine wasn't really a rub issue, it was more that it wouldn't shift from the small to big ring. Although my guess is that now I am going to end up with some rub, just because of everything I am hearing here.

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Originally Posted by island rider (Post 13121289)

(1) not enough tension, limit screw too far in, or both
(2) no, you will not end up with rub if it's set up correctly, which is not rocket science

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Originally Posted by Inertianinja (Post 13121321)

no, you will not end up with rub if it's set up correctly, which is not rocket science

Let's hope, but if I do, I now know the video to watch!

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Originally Posted by Inertianinja (Post 13116546)

before you swear off the company, try starting from scratch with directions straight from SRAM's video.
the reason i say don't trust your bike shop is because they aren't necessarily magicians. they're just guys.

i had a similar problem with my Rival FD. over a year of problems, multiple trips to the bike shop, spent money having them "fix it." ultimately they told me "that's the way SRAM is, it will rub"
then i watched the SRAM videos, and they said the FD was designed to never rub.
i set it up myself, with zero training, according to SRAM's directions.
never rubbed or dropped a chain again, in any gear.

since then i've set up 2 bikes with Rival, 2 bikes with Force, and done my Red FD twice. never a rub, never a drop.

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but could be useful to all. Do you run the deraileur cable to the back of the handlebar (stock) or up front right next to the brake cable? Does it matter? Do you ever crisscross the deraileur cables (down the downtube)?

TIA

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Originally Posted by Bobsled (Post 13122083)

i've run the cables a lot of different ways - it doesn't matter so long as there are no sharp bends.
my 2 bikes now have internal routing, but for DT routing i have done the criss-cross.

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Originally Posted by roadwarrior (Post 13117315)

It will if you know how to set it up. Like any other system. I was riding Red and compact on another bike, and switched back to 53-39 on my latest bikes.

Apparently there are some really crappy mechanics out there in the bike world.

...shrugs shoulders...I love this, "that's the way it's supposed to be.." facepalm....In English "I have no blankin' idea what I am doing..."

I've gotten the "that's just the way it's supposed to be" response plenty of times and those are the shops I don't frequent anymore. I've since learned to wrench a bit and have been able to sort out problems with less frustration than listening to someone find different ways of telling you they don't know what they're doing.

I would love to be able to work on the bikes myself, but I am generally at my house, awake for about 3 hours a night, and that includes eating and anything else I need to do. On the weekends I have to ride, I have two young kids, and I have various and sundry other household things that need to be done. I barely have the time to bring my bike to a shop, let alone work on it. That said, how long could it take to adjust two or three screws...