summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
So I'm not mechanically minded but eventually I get there (sometimes).
The LBS did a service of parts of the bike and replaced the cable a few weeks ago. So it's now stretched and I could go back for them to adjust it (as they are happy to do that), but I would like to be able to do this one myself, but I struggle with the front derailleur adjustments.
It rubs the outer edge of the cage in several of the gears. I have tried fiddling with the barrel adjuster (both ways since it's me), and I've yet to notice any real difference. Is it that I've just not turned it far enough?
And when I'm standing with the handlebars in front of me, front gear selector on my left hand side, I should rotate the barrel adjuster forwards? How far? Quarter turns or whole turns?
It is on a giant hybrid.
The LBS did a service of parts of the bike and replaced the cable a few weeks ago. So it's now stretched and I could go back for them to adjust it (as they are happy to do that), but I would like to be able to do this one myself, but I struggle with the front derailleur adjustments.
It rubs the outer edge of the cage in several of the gears. I have tried fiddling with the barrel adjuster (both ways since it's me), and I've yet to notice any real difference. Is it that I've just not turned it far enough?
And when I'm standing with the handlebars in front of me, front gear selector on my left hand side, I should rotate the barrel adjuster forwards? How far? Quarter turns or whole turns?
It is on a giant hybrid.