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I can hear the rear wheel spokes brushing on rear derailleur
I have relatively new Shimano Tiagra WH-RS100 700C wheels compatible with 8 to 11 speed, it has 11-32T eight speed cassette. The bike originally came with seven speed freewheel. Although I've changed ...
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Shimano 11/42 cassette, 11 speed derailleur compatibility
Existing trek domane SL6 (2021) with ultegra 11speed mechanical gruppo
shifters r8020
fd r8000 with 2x 46/34
rd r8000 11spd 11/34
To get shorter gear inches, looking at changing to 11/42 ( or 11/46) ...
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Altus 9-speed shifters&derailleur paired with a 10-speed road bike cassette
My family has a road bike, set with Altus 9-speed shifters and a rear derailleur, paired with a Shimano HG200-9 cassette.
Recently, I replaced the cassette with a 10-speed road bike cassette,
As a ...
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What do I need to change on the rear derailleur to match with the new cassette?
I'm going to the Alps soon and thought that it is a good idea to change my cassette from 11-30 to a 11-32 (with a fresh chain).
I started with replacing the chain, so I used like 3 different 'chain ...
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1x9 wide range cassette
I am curious to find out if anyone has figured out a viable solution for a 1x9 wide range eg; 11 to 46 or 11 to 50 setup without using a derailleur hanger extension? I have a FS mtb and am not too ...
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Rear derailleur catches and springs towards front of bike when in predominately in the smallest front chainring
I have a Planet X EC-130 carbon road bike with Ultegra group set. I have the stated problem above; it mainly happens while in the smallest chainring and does it at all speeds. It sometimes goes 20 ...
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Advice needed to upgrade my groupset to make climbing easier
I have a Canyon Ultimate CF SL 8.0 Ultegra Di2 2020 with a rear 11/30 cassette and a 52/36 chain ring. It has a short cage rear derailleur (Ultegra Di2 R8050 SS short cage). I do long distance cycling ...
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What driver body and disk brake compatibility is important for setting up a rear wheel?
I'm looking at a wheelset which comes with either a Shimano or XDR driver body option. So I assume that has to be compatible with the cassette, but does the cassette also have to be compatible with ...
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Improving the Efficiency of a Derailleur: Enlarging the Cassette Sprockets to reduce Friction
For reasons that I have not yet understood, the smallest sprockets with only 11 teeth have prevailed in derailleur cassettes of road bikes, which leads to a very strong deflection of the individual ...
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installing 1x11 gearset on a 1986 Bianchi Strada
I have a 1986/7 Bianchi Strada it is a 2x5 gearset, a SuginoVP 110 crankset and shimano derailers. I want to convert it to be more like a gravel bike so change it to 1x11 or 1x9 gearset with 11-36 ...
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Can you pair a 105 10 Speed Cassette with a 10 Speed Tiagra Derailleur?
I was looking for a 10 Speed Tiagra Casette but was not able to find one. A good deal for a 105 10-Speed Casette caught my eye, so I wanted to ask if it would be possible to pair a 10-Speed Derailleur ...
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If my max cog is 50t and I got a 52t cog
Hello I just bought a ltwoo groupset on ebay because I want to go cheap for my first ride since I'm not sure if I will be riding a lot. I went on the ltwoo website later on and found on that their max ...
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Upgrading gearing help, currently running a 1x9 with a 30t crankset and 11/36t cassette. Can I upgrade to a 11-42t cassette?
I have a 1x9 that I really dislike and want to upgrade. I was told to get a "Shimano Deore FC-M625 Double 2x10 Speed MTB Bike Crankset 38/24T" to upgrade my 1x. I additionally caught a ...
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Will a shimano acera rear derailleur work with a shimano altus cassete?
Got sick of breaking rear axles. Im going to convert to a freehub. Currently i have a shimano acera 9 speed rear derailleur. I found a shimano altus cassete which has a huge 36 tooth sprocket which is ...
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Gears slipping when back peddaling
So i was out on my bike racing this weekend and i had a pretty fun time but on one of my practice runs my chain fell off so i quickly got off and put it back on and worked perfectly fine from there. ...
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Can no longer shift to lowest gear
I recently worked on my derailleur a bit to fix some issues in high gears, however, now I can no longer shift down to my lowest in the cassette when in either crankset.
I have tried the L screw at ...
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What will be the easiest/cheapest way to get lower gearings on my "new to me" road bike?
I've recently become the proud new owner of a lovely late 90's steel road bike with some not so lovely "old school" gearing (53/39 chainrings and 11-25 8 speed cassette). As someone who both ...
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Wahoo KICKR Core Smart Turbo Trainer and Giant CONTEND 1 2017 - Cassette options
I would like know which Cassette should I get for the Wahoo KICKR Core Smart Turbo Trainer
I own this cycle: Giant CONTEND 1 2017 - https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/contend-1-2017
It has a Rear ...
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I failed to replace my chain at the proper interval. Will I have to replace my whole drivetrain?
My bicycle is a 2012 Specialized Secteur. It has 6000 miles (10000 km), and I have never replaced the chain.
I recently began noticing that the chain always seems out of alignment with the rear ...
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Can I fit a compact cassette with a long cage derailleur?
my bike currently has a combination of 50X34 crankset and an 11x32 cassette and it looks like my rear derailleur is a long cage. I'm buying new wheels and I want to take the opportunity to try and buy ...
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Using a cassette and derailleur with different sprocket/cog specifications
I am trying to make a cheaper (500ish) bike work with a Tacx Flux (2018 version). According to their website, the Tacx Flux only supports 8-11 speed cassettes, but my bike has a 7 speed freewheel (14-...
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Rear derailleur max capacity exceeded?
My MTB is a Lapierre X-Flow 512 2012. It has a Shimano RD-M980-SGS 10v rear derailleur which has a total capacity of 41t (see official specs). But it comes with a 11-36 cassette and a 24-42 crankset (...
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9-Speed Ultegra (6500) with Mountainbike Derailleur
I want to go bikepacking with my old road bike. The road bike has a standard crankset (53/39, double not triple), and an 11-28 cassette. The groupset is Shimano Ultegra 6500.
Because I want to do some ...
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Using 11-36t 9 speed derailleur with 11-40t 9 speed cassette
So I've got the shimano altus rd-m2000 and it says that it only supports 11-36t. However, I've seen people on forums say that it's possible with this derailleur. Even it I was wondering if with a ...
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Cassette noise in gears 1,2 and 3 on newer bike
I was out riding when I broke my chain (too high of a gear and too steep of a gradient). Got chain replaced and now my cassette gear 1 (easiest gear) takes more power to pedal than gear 2 and when I ...
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New bike rear derailleur not working correctly
I got this new bike over a week ago, and I was trying to fix the bike's derailing system and I can't seem to get it fixed.
I tried watching a ton of videos online on how to adjust your derailleurs ...
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Shimano 9 Speed Cassette with Microshift Advent 9 Speed Road Shifter
I fancy setting up my old but amazing Cannondale F1000 with a dropbar and corresponding road shifters.The only affordable system I could find for that is the Microshift Advent 9 group. I'm happy with ...
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Chain cassette noise
Hello fellow cyclists,
I just bought a new Home Trainer that has a Shimano 105 Cassette.
My Bike has an Ultegra drivetrain with less than 600km (375mi).
I have checked the wear of the chain which ...
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Do simpler casettes have less issues with missing shifts?
On my new Trek Marlin with a 8 gear cassette, sometimes I try to downshift into the middle of the range of gears and it doesn't take (upshifting works fine). I can hear the gear clicking for a few ...
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Shimano 105 R7000 drivetrain makes crackling sound
I got an Shimano R7000 groupset and have the following problem:
After degreasing my chainrings (54 – 36) and the cassette (28 – 11), the drivetrain makes normal noise. However after around 30km, the ...
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Change derailleur for new cassette?
I currently run Shimano SG-B-53/39 chain rings coupled to a 9 speed 13/23 cluster. If I was to change my cassette to a 9 speed 11/32 would I need to also change my derailleur?
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How to determine which cassettes I can use with my derailleur?
I am trying to understand which cassettes I can install on my bike. I've understood that the length of the derailleur also determines which cassettes will fit.
In my case I have a triple (see picture ...
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Shifter/brake-lever compatibility with front and rear derailleurs
I am currently converting my bike from flat bars to drop bars for a long touring cycle. I used to have Shimano SL310 shifters (8x3), but have now bought Shimano Sora ST-3300 (8x3) to mount on the drop ...
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Adjustment necessary for stationary trainer
I am looking at purchasing a stationary trainer that will be shared with my wife and would prefer to do a wheel off trainer.
Both of our bikes have a 11-28T cassette.
So, theoretically, if the ...
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Electric road bike - Compatibility questions
I am building an ebike on a road frame. I am using a Bafang G310 rear hub motor & 8 Speed Shimano cassette. I plan to use a long MTB rear 8 spd derailleur (either Acera or Alivio). For my crankset ...
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Upgrading an old Trek
I have an old Trek from the early 80's, the serial number says its either a 610, 613, or 614. A lot of the parts are getting old and I'd like to replace a lot of them.
One part that I an not sure on ...
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Fitting a 9-speed 11-50T cassette on MTB: which derailleur?
I'm trying to understand if its possible to fit a 9-speed 11-50T cassette (found one on Ali) on my MTB. The plan is to go 1×9. The problem is that I can't seem to understand the if a specific ...
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Shimano: what's the difference between medium cage and long cage?
I'm looking at XTR Di2, and it seems the rear derailleur comes in 2 variations: medium cage and long cage. What are the two sizes for? Do they match different types of cassettes? What kind would I ...
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Shimano RD-5800 and 7 speed cassette
Is Shimano RD-5800 rear derailleur compatible with a 7 speed cassette?
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Replaced chain, now the chain falls onto the small chaining
I rode for a little while longer then I should have with my old chain, so I replaced the old chain and cassette. But now when I ride in the big ring, the drivetrain makes a horrible sound and the ...
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Rear derailer/chain skipping/shifting issues
I have a Shimano Tiagra derailer on my 9 spd cassette and it's been behaving really strangely.
On the road, when I attempt to shift to bigger cogs, the chain will struggle to move up, sits on the ...
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Squeaky coasting and back pedal
I recently bought a bike overseas rather than at LBS (no LBS had the type of bike I wanted). Now the bike makes a strange noise and I can't bring it in for servicing (buy from LBS when you can!). ...
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Will the Shimano HG41 match nicely with a Shimano Claris derailleur?
I am almost buying a bike equipped with a Shimano Claris group, and I am particularly fond of big hills. So I found lying around my place a new cassette HG41, 11-34 teeth, which is allegedly for MTB. ...
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Upgrading From Ultegra 6600 to 6800 Help
My Ultegra 6600 shifters need replacing. My thought was to replace it with a new 5-piece 6800 set including shifters, front derailleur, rear derailleur SS, an 11-28T cassette and obviously a new chain....
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Gear slipping in gear 24
I use my bike everyday to commute and recently I've noticed that when in gear 24 my bike seems to slip from time to time as though the chain has "lost the gear" and then finds it again.
I haven't ...
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9 speed derailleur on 7 speed cassette?
I currently have a 7 speed cassette, 7 speed derailleur and 7 speed shifter from Shimano. Unfortunately, my rear derailleur (Shimano Tourney) broke, so I want to replace it with something better. The ...
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Can I put a lower geared cassette on my bike?
I bought a bike recently that has a 34 front 28 rear gear ratio. It is an Elfama E2500, which is a Korean brand I believe. It has a Shimano Claris (which is rated for up to 32 teeth) rear derailleur ...
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Conversion 9 spd to 10 spd [duplicate]
I'm thinking of upgrading from a 9 speed (11-34T cassette) to 10 speed. Scoped out a few components and
1) Shimano Deore XT CS-M771 10-Speed Cassette 11-36T 10-speed HG cassette
2) Shimano Dyna-Sys, ...
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Can I put a 10 speed 11-36 cassette on a Road Bike with a 50/39/30 crank?
I have a road bike with a Shimano 10 speed 105 group (2007). It has a triple 50-39-30 crank. I want to put a 11-36 cassette maybe the Shimano Deore XT CS-M771 10-Speed Cassette (Note: I can’t find ...
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Does Shimano XTR RD-M9000 SGS 11-Speed Shadow+ MTB Rear Derailleur Long Cage work with 10speed XT shifter?
I just bought a used bike with a broken 10 speed XT rear derailleur. Would a NEW Shimano XTR RD-M9000 SGS 11-Speed Shadow+ MTB Rear Derailleur Long Cage
( 182006158222 ) be compatible with 10 speed XT ...
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