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Tagged with derailleur chain
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9 speed derailleur on 7 speed cassette?
I currently have a 7 speed cassette, 7 speed derailleur and 7 speed shifter from Shimano. Unfortunately, my rear derailleur (Shimano Tourney) broke, so I want to replace it with something better. The ...
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Strange long squeal sound when I pedal hard - how to track this down?
It's kinda hard to describe but there's a sound coming from somewhere on the bike when I pedal hard - I can't figure out where it's coming from. It's sort of like a high pitched pig squeal. It started ...
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Chain not running straight at the front
I have a touring bike which works fine. But when I shift to either of the two larger cogs on the front the chain hits the derailleur on both sides. Obviously it's because the cogs don't run straight ...
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Normal for derailleur to make noises?
I have a giant anyroad 1 2015. It has this as components
Crankset Shimano Tiagra, 34/50
Cassette Shimano Tiagra 11x34, 10-speed
That is 7 cogs in the cassette, and 2 cogs on the crankset.
Is ...
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Do all 10-speed chains fit 3x10?
I'm wondering if all 10-speed chains fit to 3x10. A lot of webshops say that the chain is "for road bikes 2x10" or something like that. Or nothing at all.
The chain I have right now (Shinano CN HG-54) ...
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Conversion 9 spd to 10 spd [duplicate]
I'm thinking of upgrading from a 9 speed (11-34T cassette) to 10 speed. Scoped out a few components and
1) Shimano Deore XT CS-M771 10-Speed Cassette 11-36T 10-speed HG cassette
2) Shimano Dyna-Sys, ...
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How to change front gearing
So I have a bicycle that has a single front gear, but many back gears with a derailleur. I am wondering if I change the size of the front gear (like significantly), meaning if I get a bigger front ...
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How to change 2x11 to 3x11 on mtb
Hey I was wondering how you would change a chainset from 2x11 to 3x11 on a Carrera Fury (SRAM components) Thanks
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Chain rubbing on new derailleur and crankset
My bicycle is a Rockrider 520. I have replaced my front derailleur with Shimano Acera FD-M390 and my crankset with Shimano Acera FC-M391. But chain is rubbing inside of FD even when FD cable is not ...
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Need help picking the right rear derailleur and chain for Giant Escape 2
Product page for the bike i have: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/escape.2/14810/75679/#specifications
I'm not able to make sense of the variations of shimano altus derailleurs,
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Bent front-derailleur
I biked to school today with my bike in perfect condition. Locked it up and went to class. When I went to my bike a couple hours later, the derailleur was bent out of position. My bike's front gear ...
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Chain with master link / quick connect link doesn't clear rear derailleur
Bought a chain with a master link (packaging said quick connect link), it looks just like this:
This bit however won't fit cleanly through my derailleur, it snags on the wall right as it goes onto ...
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Lots of chain slack... Time for a new chain? Bad derailluer?
I got home from a short ride up the street today where there was a lot of clicking and skipping of chain links and when I got home I realized my chain had a ton of slack. After looking around on the ...
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The spring in my front dérailleur is jammed
My front derailleur is jammed by dirt (grease + fine dust), because of this the gear doesn't shift perfectly and chain is thrown off the cog. The spring is a bit unreachable because the derailleur arm ...
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Why does my chain slip off the chainring when cruising or back pedalling?
My bike is a little more then a year old (although I do put a lot of miles on it, about 12 miles a day), this problem seems to have started about a week ago. It's a 7 speed Avilon Next (a cheap brand ...
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