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One extra position on front derailleur besides trim
After I changed shift cables, I have 4 positions on my front derailleur. WTF?
I have a double chainring. I have a trim position as well, but after shifting to the big chainring, I can still move the ...
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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.
After installation ...
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Gears shift perfectly when suspended on rack, but not on the ground?
So I had recently solved some issues I was having thanks to the community. I re-tuned my bike on a suspended mount and everytning looks great. On the ground, all of the gears work smoothly except for ...
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All gears shift smoothly, but won’t shift into 1st gear/large cog. Help?
So I was tuning my newly acquired bike today and working with all 8 gears on the rear derailleur. I managed to properly set the high limit screw as well as cable tension so all gears shift smoothly ...
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Rear derailer/chain skipping/shifting issues
I have a Shimano Tiagra derailer on my 9 spd cassette and it's been behaving really strangely.
On the road, when I attempt to shift to bigger cogs, the chain will struggle to move up, sits on the ...
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Shifting down problem with roadlink
I have a caadx and recently changed my cassette from 12-28 to 11-36 using a RoadLink setup. I'm using an Ultegra 6600 for my rear derailleur, 11-36 deore cogs and deore 10-speed chain. The cogs,chain ...
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Mix Shimano Deore derailleurs with Microshift shifter for Shimano
I have Shimano Deore derailleurs 3x8 and I am thinking about upgrading my system with a combined shifter/brake system, such as Microshift's SB-R483. Microshift themeselves states that this system is ...
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Barrel adjuster for sram gx rear derailleur?
I'm doing a bit of an unorthodox build right now. It's a specialized awol using a sram gx 1x11 drivetrain, but, because I'm running trp hylex discs, I've opted to use a sram s500 bar end shifter. An ...
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It takes several clicks of the shifter to go from smallest cog to next biggest cog, and I get hit the four biggest cogs
When I try to shift from the smallest cog to the next biggest one, I have to shift three times before it moves. Click one and I see the cable tightening. Click two and nothing, and click three and ...
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Shimano Ultegra 6800 front derailleur tension problem
I'm building up a 2015 Salsa Colossal Ti with a full Ultegra 6800 groupset (though with the RS685 hydraulic shifters). I'm having an issue setting up the front derailleur. I've followed all the ...
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Very sloppy shifting on smaller cogs (BSO)
I have very few complaints with my BSO, but this is one of them.
My rear derailleur seems to hold the same 'up and down' tension across all the cogs. So when I'm on the first couple of cogs (32 and ...
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Incrediably stiff rear downshifts
I have a '13 Trek MT-60 for my son that uses a Shimano Tourney derauilleur with a 6 speed revo shifter. The problem he had was that the shifting with it was incrediably stiff, even for an adult. I ...
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Front derailleur has too much resistance
I got a mountain bike on the cheap because of this repair. I'm not experienced with bike repair but hoped I could figure it out.
The front derailleur, a Shimano STX, isn't shifting and it appears to ...
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gears overshifting issue
As I have explained in my previous post here I have changed my rear shifter cable and housing. But I'm still having issues with shifting gears smoothly.
It overshifts at particular gear combinations ...
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3 Speed Front Derailleur can't reach small gear
I bought a new frame and put my old Campagnolo Racing T components on it.
The seat tube has a diameter of 35mm and I use the Campagnolo 35mm clamp for the Racing T derailleur.
The problem is the ...
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