Questions tagged [adjustment]
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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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Front derailleur will not sit properly on large cog without chain rub
I bought a Vilano Commuter bike ( 3x7 speed ) a while back and recently upgraded the front derailleur, crankset, brifters, pedals and rear derailleur to tourney A070 components. However, I can't seem ...
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What tool to adjust brakes
My brakes make a noise on a time interval, as the tire rotates around. I have Shimano BR-MT520 brakes. I hear you can loosen the two bolts and move it side to side to adjust.
What is the name of the ...
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How to tighten v-brake pad without turning it out of position?
I find it hard to tighten the hexagonal bolt of a v-brake pad without turning the whole pad out of position. I need to hold it in place somehow; I've tried with a big adjustable wrench, but it's still ...
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How do I know what gear combinations should work without chain rasp on front derailleur?
I tried adjusting the front derailleur on a 3x10 trekking bike. After fiddling around a long time, I concluded that is probably not possible to make all cogs work with all chainrings. How do I know ...
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Raising handlebars using a stem raiser on B'twin Triban 500
I've just got a second hand B'twin Triban 500. The seat goes easily high enough, but I've not used a road bike before and the handlebars are far too low for me, even with all the spacers in place. I ...
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Are Suntour XCM30 forks adjustable with lockout?
I have a couple of issues I could do with some answers, I hope you don't mind me asking all in one go.
I have a Carrera 29er that came with Suntour XCM30 Forks, the store that sold it has the ...
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Adjust deraillers after changing chain?
I just changed the chain on my Cube Acid 2X11sp mtb. I replaced the old chain with an exactly similar brand, model and length new chain (shimano). Is it NECESSARY to readjust and finetune the speed ...
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Adjust Nuvinci nfinity gears
After the latest service, my manual Nuvinci nfinity is set to higher gear than before and I want it lowered again. Surfing the web I find nothing like "turn this knob to adjust gear".
The closest I ...
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What does this barrel adjuster do on the rear derailleur (SRAM Apex 1)?
On this SRAM Apex 1 derailleur, what does this barrel adjuster do?
What happens if I turn it clockwise/anti-clockwise?
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Chain rattling in lowest gear despite adjustment
I have bought an 80ies (?) Vicini vintage road bike that I've mostly used on flat terrain so that I haven't used the smallest gear until recently.
I found out that the chain rattles against the front ...
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Rear derailleur moves to much for each click - tried everything
Two years ago I build a bike (flat bar) with SRAM 1x11. Around a month ago the rear-derailleur broke (guide pulley broke).
I bought a new rear derailleur: Shimano 105 RD-5800-GS.
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Campagnolo Athena 11s front-derailer alignment
I am having a world of trouble trying to get my FD aligned properly and shifting properly from small to large cog and back again, especially when riding up hills.
When on the flat, they change fine, ...
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Gear problems on my bike
When I change the gear from 3 to 2 the gear shifter does not properly change the gear. It will just move to gear 1 then it pops off.
I put the chain back but it still had the same problem.. I don't ...
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How do I adjust my handlebars to allow me to ride hands free?
Or in other words -- how to make proper adjustment so the handlebar will be stable on flat road so I could ride with my hands off it.
I don't actual ride in such position I simply want stability. ...
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