Unanswered Questions
46 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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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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How to tighten security screw with H pattern on bike seat?
My bike seat has a bolt connecting it to the seatpost, which has come loose. The bolt on the underside of the seat is standard and can be turned with a hex wrench, but it's connected to what I believe ...
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3 bolt exercise bike saddle adapter in the UK
The saddle currently fitted to my exercise bike is attached to a fixed plate with 3 bolts on it, I can't find any adapters to fit more traditional saddles (rails/posts) that are available in the UK. ...
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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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upgrade traditional saddle clamp (not seat tube clamp)?
I'm currently restoring my folding bike and it has a large diameter (34 mm/1.34 in) seatpost that tapers to the standard 22 mm/0.87 in diameter at the end.
The bike currently uses that traditional ...
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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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Is this SRAM X7 bent?
Lower jockey wheel seems to not be in line with upper so wondering if if was in an accident or bent somehow. If so, anything likely needed besides a new derailleur?
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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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