Toyotanut
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Need a crash course on adjusting my front derailer.
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Glenn
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What is it doing? There should be two philips screws you adjust. If it is too much for you, a bike shop can do it in 5 minutes.
Toyotanut
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Won't shift down from 3 to 2. Ends up only pushing the chain to inbetween 3 and 2. If I set it to 2 and put it on the gear rubs badly on the low side(leftas you look down from the seat and won't push it over to 1.
jeepmauler
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Loosen the cable with the adjuster on the shifter itself.....start with that. The screws limit the inner and outer travel range of the derailer....every thing inbetween is cable tension
Toyotanut
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I'll see what i can do. I know the screw on the shifter is tuned half to 3/4 of the way out already.
Glenn
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How old is the bike? The cable might be stretched... I usually avoid ****ing around with the cable and adjust the screws, but I don't know if that will solve the problem.
Toyotanut
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got the bike this past October new. ridden a couple times around town, and finally took it out this past weekend for a decent ride at St Edwards. No problems till part way threw the day riding. tried messing with screws and barrel adjustment on trail to no luck. Now not sure what i need to do to get it dialed back in.
