cyberknight
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Do these shifters look level ?
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smokeysmoo
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- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
They look about right to me.
When I fit shifters I stand the bike mh floor stand and literally place a spirit level across the hoods.
When I fit shifters I stand the bike mh floor stand and literally place a spirit level across the hoods.
Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
1/ Remove bars.
2/ Sit bars on table and tilt down till bottom tips of levers are touching surface.
3/ Adjust accordingly.
2/ Sit bars on table and tilt down till bottom tips of levers are touching surface.
3/ Adjust accordingly.
TissoT
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- The Home of British cycling
You would also need to level the bike up in vertical position to get a true reading across the hoods
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
You would also need to level the bike up in vertical position to get a true reading across the hoods
There level with a spirit level handlebar angle for height maybe?
TissoT
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- The Home of British cycling
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
That looks about right too when i measured it .........Would use a cloth tape measure and run it up the inside of the drops ..
Peteaud
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- South Somerset
Paint the fence, it looks odd against the wood shed.
Nigeyy
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- Massachusetts, USA
Try riding..... if it's comfortable, they are good to go.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Its on the list of jobs
Recabled , installed RD , chain measured less than .75 so trying it with cassette .
Just trying to get the FD to shift as the cable seems tight enough but even though i can pull the FD over enough the cable does not pull it onto the big ring .
mrbikerboy73
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- Worthing, UK
The shed looks wonky to me....
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
The fence is not level , it rises in line with the general slop of the garden and the shed is on concrete drive that runs across the garden .
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
This is how far i have got so far
mrbikerboy73
Über Member
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- Worthing, UK
I'm just jealous as I don't have a shed!
I too have a Carrera Vanquish and I replaced the bars recently. Fortunately the new ones had markings for the shifters but when I fitted them, I'm certain one side was higher than the other so I levelled the bike vertically then set the shifters horizontally. Was a bit tricky without an assistant but I got there in the end. Yours look pretty good to me TBH
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Just got to get the front shifter working as its not moving the chain across enough even though i can pull the mech by hand, i also think the chain is a bit short ?I'm just jealous as I don't have a shed!
I too have a Carrera Vanquish and I replaced the bars recently. Fortunately the new ones had markings for the shifters but when I fitted them, I'm certain one side was higher than the other so I levelled the bike vertically then set the shifters horizontally. Was a bit tricky without an assistant but I got there in the end. Yours look pretty good to me TBH
When we moved last year out of the cowboy builder house i lost the garage so i had to go to a shed :
