steve30
Veteran
- Location
- Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Long time since I last posted on here . Anyway, I was wondering if someone could advise me on my derailer cable.
Basically, my front derailer seems to require a lot more force to move it than I think it should. I can't remember if its always been like this or not. It takes quite a bit of effort on the lever (a Shinamo Tiagra) to move it all the way up to the big chain ring. Additionally, the cable has been rubbing on the bottom of the frame, and worn some of the metal away. Adjustments are also quite difficult due to how tightly the cable has to be pulled.
I tried to demonstrate this in a video but demonstrating cable tension is quite difficult in a video. The derailer itself moves nice and smoothly. Right before I shot the video I had it off for a thorough cleaning.
Video:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg4tT_LUqYc
Any ideas?
Thanks
steve30
Basically, my front derailer seems to require a lot more force to move it than I think it should. I can't remember if its always been like this or not. It takes quite a bit of effort on the lever (a Shinamo Tiagra) to move it all the way up to the big chain ring. Additionally, the cable has been rubbing on the bottom of the frame, and worn some of the metal away. Adjustments are also quite difficult due to how tightly the cable has to be pulled.
I tried to demonstrate this in a video but demonstrating cable tension is quite difficult in a video. The derailer itself moves nice and smoothly. Right before I shot the video I had it off for a thorough cleaning.
Video:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg4tT_LUqYc
Any ideas?
Thanks
steve30