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Triple ring front derailleur skipping middle chain ring when downshifting
I have a touring bicycle with 3 x 9 gears. The front derailleur and front shifter are Shimano Sora. Some time ago, the front derailleur started skipping the middle chain ring when downshifting from ...
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Band New Front Gear Shift Issue
I brought a bike a few days ago and barely rode it. Every time I did I noticed that the chain would slip in the front gear going to a larger chainring, in this case it's gear 2. 'Funny thing is I took ...
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Front derailleur hard to move due to gear cable angle
To avoid chain rub on the inside of my derailleur when in the smallest chainring and in the biggest cog on the cassette I've turned the L-screw out / counter clockwise. Now the rub is gone but due to ...
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Issue with front derailleur 3x10 with a 3x7 groupset (shimano)
I have MTB bike with 3x7 speed groupset.
Then I replaced the FD Shimano tourney by a Deore FD-M590-10 (with with top pull).
Is it a 3x10?
But the shift (Altus ST-EF50-L) can shift only the 2 (the ...
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Campagnolo: Can I run an 11 speed chain on my 10 speed chainrings?
I have a bike with 10 speed front derailleur and chainrings.
The cassette, rear derailleur and shifter will all be 11 speed.
Can I run an 11 speed chain on this? Everything is Campagnolo.
Thanks
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Whatever happened to the 4 x n derailleur drivetrains?
Around the mid-1990s I am positive I remember seeing bikes with 4 x n drive trains e.g. 28-speed (4 x 7 gears).
There is nowadays a trend towards just 2 or even 1 front sprocket e.g. 1 x 12. More than ...
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Is it possible to add another chainring to Cannondale Trail SL 3?
I recently bought a Cannondale Trail SL 3 2021, and quickly realized that I need heavier gears for riding comfortably down hill and on flat ground.
Is it possible to add a second, larger chain ring ...
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Chain hitting front derailleur cage with H limit screw fully loosened
I followed the Park Tools guide to set up my gears. The rear derailleur was a success but I can't manage to adjust the front derailleur so that the chain stops grinding on the guard. There's no more ...
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Converting 3x7 to a 1x7. Is it possible with only existing parts?
I own a 2000 model Specialized Ground Control full suspension. The front derailleur is rusty and temperamental so my solution is to remove it as well as 2 chain rings (they are removable on mine) and ...
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Minimum chainring gap for front derailleur
On my city/trekking bike, I have a Shimano Alivio crankset FC-T4010. It was first delivered with 22-32-44 chainrings.
After a while I calculated that with a 38 chainring, I was able to ride 99% of the ...
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6800 FC to R 8000 FC upgrade
I would like to replace my 6800 FC 52/36 and 6800 FD with the R8000 FD and FC 52/36. I'd like to utilize my existing 6800 brifters, which operate flawlessly.
Are the cable pull on the brifters (6800 ...
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Shimano R7000 front derailleur height adjustment
I’ve been getting a little bit of chain rub on the extreme opposites but that’s to be expected, however when looking at the front derailleur this morning after a quick clean, it appears it may be ...
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Tiagra ST-4720 on Trek 920 Disc (2016): front derailleur problems
I've upgraded my Trek 920 Disc (2016) bike with Shimano Tiagra ST-4720 Dual Control Levers.
At the same time I've also replaced the disc brake calipers (Shimano BR-MT420) and the rear (Shimano ...
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Modify a front derailleur cage to allow for non-round chainrings like Biopace or Rotor?
I am repairing my road bike after a mishap where it swallowed the rear derailleur around the cassette and into the front derailleur. As part of the rebuild, I'm swapping out the badly worn old ...
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Chain falls between the chainrings of the front derailleur when shifting from the big ring to the small one
The issue I have is that at the new bike I'm looking to purchase I'm faced with the followings:
the chain falls between the 2 chainrings of the front derailleur when shifting from the big ring to the ...
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Mismatched chain and chainring
Why specifically would shifting between chainrings of one speed type with a chain of another cause problems?
As I understand it, all 3/32 inch chains have that as their interior width; the variance ...
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Can I ride a triple front chainring with no front deraileruer
I've managed to strip the threads on my front deraileruer mechanism.
Its off the bike now - can I ride it as-is until I locate a new front mechanism?
The chain does stay on the front chainring where ...
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SOMEONE HELP PLEASE:( [closed]
I'm getting a new bike and i'm wondering if a Shimano TX50 front derailleur is good enough and will do the job or should I get another bike which has an acera, FD-M390 front derailleur. Thanks in ...
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MTB crankset change, large ring from 42 to 48 teeth
I have changed my front crank set from 42 to a 48 tooth ring. I am having difficulty setting up the front mech. The problem I am having is that the (don't know the name) tail? the box frame bit at the ...
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