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Tagged with adjustment repair
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Shimano Deore front derailleur return spring broken?
For a couple of days now, I am no longer possible to shift to the smallest chainring of my bicycle.
There is simply no response at all (no resistance, no click-sound, nothing happens. The indicator at ...
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Rear derailleur adjustment
I have a 7 speed Shimano derailleur. It shifts really good from 1 to 6 but when
I try to shift from 6 to 7 it just doesn't want to shift. Can someone help me?
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What can be done to seat post too long/saddle too high?
Recently a mountain bike --someone's hand-me-down--, came in my way. Size wise it might be slightly big for my ideal but within the range of manageable, I accessed. After trying a few times, however, ...
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Diagnosing buzzing sound when riding over uneven terrain
I've got an old steel-frame road bike which has started making a very unpleasant and worrying buzzing sound when riding over rough/uneven terrain (e.g. roads with lots of fissures/cracks, cobblestones ...
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Preventing downtube cable stops from sliding out of place
I've got a vintage road bike with no braze-ons for shift cables: Instead, it's got a cable stop holding the cables against the downtube and parallel to the chainstays. Unfortunately, it seems to slide ...
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Correct setup of Huret rear derailleur
I've got (what I think is) a Huret Eco rear derailleur which seems to somehow get "stuck" in an "open" position when shifting on the front chainrings, i.e. the return spring somehow stops "working" ...
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Axle flex under load normal for freewheel hub?
When using a freewheel'd hub is it normal for the drive side of the axle to flex a little bit?
I replaced the kickstand on my bike and the new one sits closer to the rear tire with about 2 mm ...
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Rear index shifting not staying in middle gears
I have replaced a chain (SRAM PC 830) and 7 speed freewheel (Shimano MF-HG37) on the back of my daily commuter bike about 300 miles/ 3 weeks ago with the same models. The old parts lasted me 4000 ...
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Fixing off-center Caliper brakes
The brakes pads of my front brake are off center, so far that when the brake is disengaged the right pad rubs slightly against the wheel even though there is plenty of clearance between the wheel and ...
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