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Adjusting a triple front derailleur after removing largest chainring
I have a touring/commuting bike with full Shimano 105 -- triple in the front.
I just removed the outer (largest) chainring and replaced it with a chain guard.
It's easy enough to crank on the limit ...
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What are my options for replacing/upgrading my MTB front mech?
I recently damaged my front mech, a Shimano Acera, top swing, bottom pull, triple chainring. The rear cassette is 8-speed. So I need to replace this front mech.
The original Shimano Acera is probably ...
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Shimano Front derailleur
I am rebuilding a Trek 2005 model 6500 and my spec. sheet for the bike says it has a Shimano Alivio front derailleur. Where do I find the model no. that should be stamped on the part? I don't see it ...
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Sora front derailleur set up
I'm trying to get my front derailleur to stop rubbing in the high gears, smallest sprockets. To do this I am attempting to follow this guide by shimano:
http://bike.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/...
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Front Derailleur Not Working
I recently bought a new bike off of BikesDirect.
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/wellington2_IX.htm
However, no matter what I do, I can't seem to get the front derailleur to do anything. ...
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ideal dérailleur height for a Deore on non-round/oval Cranksets (e.g. a Biopace)?
Reading on every site about front dérailleur adjustment, the distance from the bottom of the outer dérailleur plate to the bigger crank cog should be "one penny".
Mine is around 1cm! it does shift ...
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Putting a front Derailleur on a carbon frame
Do you put anything under the clamp on the carbon to protect it? In the past I've tightened brakes on MTB handle bars to much and wrecked them so I'm wondering.
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