Unanswered Questions

1x11 road bike suddenly starts “slipping” gears without fully jumping gears. I noticed that, only when pedaling backwards in the bike stand, it happened in 180 degree intervals at a specific part of ...

I'd like to improve my comfort on the bike a bit by raising my elbows and shoulders when I use my aero bars. I have Profile Stryke Carbon bars presently. The bars themselves are clamped under my ...

I bought a Rallye mountain bike from Facebook Marketplace last year and did most of the major overhauling then as well. It was covered in mud, gunk, rust, had broken pedals, etc. So I had replaced the ...

Where can I find a bracket axle for Shimano RD-2300 rear derailleur? I searched everywhere and I didn't find one. I need to mention that the frame type is Speed Fitness Alloy and bike is a Focus ...

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 ...

I am installing new cables and trying to reconnect the rear derailleur. I can the gears indexed perfectly on the way up but when I try to shift down from the lowest gear (biggest cog) it doesn’t move ...

I have a Deore XT RD-M761 GS medium cage derailleur on my touring bike that seems to move too much per shift. It shifts the chain on a 11-30 8-speed cassette with chainrings being 36/48 and the ...

Having problems with the derailleur in an old Panasonic 10 speed. When I shift the bike all the way up to 5th gear ( smallest in the back) the spring on the hanger of the derailleur has no tension at ...

I have an old bicycle where backpedaling causes the cassette to not rotate. Instead, the cassette stays still and the rear derailleur bends, providing new chain to go around the backpedaled chainring. ...

I have a touring bike where the drivetrain has been built not according to Shimano's instructions. For example, the shift lever is SL-BS64-8 Ultegra 8-speed bar end shifter that according to Shimano's ...