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GRX 2x11 - what causes the chain to bounce significantly when shifting the cassette into a higher gear (smaller sprocket)?
I recently set up a new gravel bike with all new components, including a 2x11 GRX DI2 drivetrain. 31/48 and 11-36t. It has ridden under 600 miles and only seen rain once. It is accident free and has ...
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Can no longer shift to lowest gear
I recently worked on my derailleur a bit to fix some issues in high gears, however, now I can no longer shift down to my lowest in the cassette when in either crankset.
I have tried the L screw at ...
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What might be causing the faulty shifting on my bike?
I bought a used bike that has 8 speed cogs and 3 speed chainrings. The front shifts great but the back regularly fails on the 6th and 5th speeds. I know a bit about adjusting the shifters so I can say ...
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Replacing the largest sprocket in the cassette with a larger one?
Got this nice old bicycle as a gift from friends, and it has 7 sprockets in the cassette, plus a hub-gear mechanism with three gears (only two of these work though.)
To come to work I must ride about ...
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When shifting gears, how does a bike chain catch the new cog so reliably?
I think I understand the derailleur mechanism pretty well, yet I still find it surprising how the chain catches on the new cog so reliably. Is there something I'm missing? Is it just with the proper ...
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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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Is it possible to use a 9 speed rear shifter with 11 speed cogs/cassette? Is there a disadvantage?
I'm new to biking and I plan to upgrade my bike, but with limited funds I can only upgrade the wheelset and cogs(cassette).
Is it okay if I add the 11spd cogs but my shifter is only 9 speed (limited ...
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