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Sram AXS derailleur does not shift

Have you encountered a problem where a rear AXS derailleur stops shifting? Any suggestions? I bought a mint 2023 GX AXS derailleur on Marketplace, it worked for the first short test ride on a road but ...
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How to properly adjust front derailleur height when it can sway significantly once the clamp bolt is loosened up?

I'm trying to adjust derailleurs myself, for the first time .) the model is DEORE XT following the how-to https://www.wikihow.com/Adjust-a-Shimano-Front-Derailleur the very first step - adjusting its ...
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Something like chainsuck on RD lower pulley after new crankset install?

I just switched out a Shimano M5100 crankset for a SRAM GX Eagle crankset. I am using a KMC X11-EL chain. I cleaned the chain before installing it with the new crankset. My RD is a Shimano SLX 11-...
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Upgrading Shimano Acera 8 speed Rear Derailleur to 8 speed Shimano XTR derailleur

Looking for some help here. I am upgrading Shimano Acera 8 speed rear derailleur to 8 speed Shimano XTR rear derailleur and it appears that because the old 8 speed XTR derailleur has a clip for the ...
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clicking chain on 3rd gear only

Shimano DI2 11 speed XTR on my gravel bike. The 3rd from smallest gear on the cassette makes a clicking sound. Any other gear its fine. Cassette and chain are fairly new. Have reindexed, checked ...
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Rear wheel not centred

I've been trying to fit a second rear wheel to a fracing frame rebuild and I've noticed it is very off-centre. You can see from the pictures that it is much closer to the non-drive side than drive ...
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Using 11-36t 9 speed derailleur with 11-40t 9 speed cassette

So I've got the shimano altus rd-m2000 and it says that it only supports 11-36t. However, I've seen people on forums say that it's possible with this derailleur. Even it I was wondering if with a ...
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Why do SRAM rear derailleur not have a parallel movement

My SRAM rear derailleur (Rival 22 circa 2016) has a non parallel movement. When it is in the lowest gear, the cage and pulley sprockets align with the cassette sprockets, but when it's in the highest ...
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Saddle adjustment

I was given a used specialized rock hopper last year but the seat angle is too high in the front. I've loosened the hex sockets beneath the saddle to adjust the angle but it always screws back in the ...
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How do you stop the rubber shield from wandering unless you lock it behind the shift outer cap w/ tongue, which introduces a compressible sheath?

I installed the two parts shift outer cap with long tongue, and rubber shield as shown below, but I'm not absolutely sure this is right. If I put the rubber shield (the one on the right in the ...
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Shimano Alifine 8 IGH yellow dots will NOT line up

With shifter in 4th gear, per instructions, the upper yellow dot is about 3/16" ahead (clockwise) of the lower yellow dot. Whether I adjust the barrel connector (at the shifter) to one extreme or ...
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New tire tube and grinding noise?

I punctured my tire tube so i had to remove my back wheel out and replaced the tube, when reassembled, derailleurs started making grinding noises. I checked where the sound was coming and it was ...
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Not able to shift from a specific gear

I have a 9-speed rear derailleur and shifting from 1 to 9 isn’t a problem except when it is from 6 to 7, while downshifting has a bit of lag, upshifting takes forever and sometimes it doesn’t even ...
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Compatibility Shimano rear derailleur RD-6300

I have this Shimano 600ax. Due to my stupidness I broke the body of the rear derailleur endings its life. There are other rear derailleurs (RD-6300) on ebay for example but these are very expensive ...
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Chain goes slack in gear 5-10 and very noisey hum

When I’m coasting downhill >35 kph and chain is in gears 5-10 and I hit a bump the chain goes slack, a very loud irritating hum/vibration sound is emitted from the rear wheel until either I pedal ...

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