Tuning your own gears ROAD ?

[ASTANA]

Would like to know if its really as easy as tuning and playing with the small screws on the FD and RD of a Shimano groupset?

 

Having problems to shift to the smalles ring on the RD, the chain seems to slip and struggels to stay there.

 

Do you guys think one can lear how to do a propper job over the internet of in words?

[Moab]

from what another hubber taught me - dont touch the screws. somewhere between the shifter and the derailer there is another more simple thing which you rotate that does not need any tools. play with that. (sorry, not good at describing technical parts)

[Evo-R]

Leave the little screws ALONE !!!!

 

On the derailer there where the cable enters,you'll see the cable goes into a "knob" then into the derailer.Turn the "knob" either left or right.Just remember how many turns you made left or right incase you make it worse.

Hope this helps

[Moab]

Leave the little screws ALONE !!!!

 

On the derailer there where the cable enters' date='you'll see the cable goes into a "knob" then into the derailer.Turn the "knob" either left or right.Just remember how many turns you made left or right incase you make it worse.

Hope this helps

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Thats the thingy ma jobbie I was talking about!!!

[AndreZA]

the screws are only there so that the chain does not go over the smallest or biggest gear. You can never fix bad shifting with them. First you use the barrel adjuster on the rear derailleur to get it as close as possible and then you finetune it with the barrel adjuster on the cable or cable stop.

 

 

 

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[droo]

www.sheldonbrown.com

[AndreZA]

front

 

http://bicycletutor.com/adjust-front-derailer/

 

 

 

rear

 

http://bicycletutor.com/adjust-rear-derailleur/

 

 

 

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[Guest colonel]

I normally just tune mine "Howzeet"

[Minion]

http://www.parktool.com/repair/byregion.asp?catid=53