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How to achieve 24t-38t front chainrings
After staring at many a graph and crunching far too many numbers, I've concluded that a 2x, 24-38t chainring setup would provide the best gear ratios for me. I bike near the edge of a valley with ...
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Derailleur intermittent rubbing
So my front derailleur gets rubbed on by the chain when I give it a good push.
If I have the bike up and just turning the crank or gently pedaling there is no rubbing, but if I put my weight into it I ...
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Cannot figure out how to stop outer edge of front derailleur hitting chain
I have a Giant road bike with Shimano Ultegra gears.
The outer side of the front derailleur is making contact with the chain, on both crank chain rings, when in the highest gear at the rear.
I have ...
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Re-insert Gear Cable Plug / Fitting
My front derailleur wouldn't let me shift to the small chain ring, and after some investigation I located the issue to this plastic plug/fitting/thingy that seems to have popped out of the little hole ...
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How to set H screw limit on front derailleur
I have made sure the FD (Front Derailleur) is at the right height and angled parralel to chain.
Now, I have shifted the gears rear and front outward most cog (8 and 3 respectively) and gone to adjust ...
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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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11t-40t/42t cassette on 3x9 system
I need your help about gear ratio.
I am currently riding 3x9 drivetrain, Deore m592 rear (SGS-Shadow), Deore XT m770 front.
My gear ratio is:
11t-32t (rear) and
22t-34t-44t (front).
My local hills and ...
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How do I fix my front derailleur?
Complete cycling novice here so apologies if this is a stupid question. I went over a bump whilst cycling and knocked my chain off. I think in the process of trying to fix it I must’ve knocked the ...
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Front derailleur not shifting up
I have a road bike with shimano front derailleur and dropped shifter. For weeks my front derailleur has been very stiff, requiring much force on the shifter to go onto the bigger ring, so the other ...
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How do I know what gear combinations should work without chain rasp on front derailleur?
I tried adjusting the front derailleur on a 3x10 trekking bike. After fiddling around a long time, I concluded that is probably not possible to make all cogs work with all chainrings. How do I know ...
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Lower gearing for a Trek 520
I have a stock 2016 Trek 520 bike and I'm a newbie to road cycling.
It has Alivio front derailleur and Deore rear derailleur with Deore triple-chainring crank.
The 2016 came with 26/36/48 front ...
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Front derailleur cable suddenly very slack (no shifting), not sure what's caused it
I last rode the bike on Sunday. Throughout the ride I noticed the front shifter (grip friction shift, Shimano) was feeling "looser" than normal (hard to describe, it didn't feel "right" and seemed to ...
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Shimano front derailleur - tensioning, can't move shifter
I am trying to fix the front shifting on a bike (not my own, family member). The original reported problems were inability to shift into 3 (largest), combined with a tendency for the chain to come off ...
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Front gear issues with middle ring (not always making it over)
I've been trying to straighten out some shifting issues on a kid's bike, it's a Diamondback and is a few years old. On the front gear-set it has a few issues that I am having trouble fixing through l ...
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Is 1x11 better than any 2X10? [closed]
I am upgrading from a Shimano tourney bike and newbie so please be nice to me .. lol :)
I ride trails and easy bike paths and some roads. For cross country - Semi road/ Semi mountain type riding, ...
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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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Can I convert a 1x9 speed Madsen kg271 cargo bike to a 2 or 3 x 9?
I know most these days seem to want to go the other direction, but my partner would like more gears on this heavy cargo bike that can be tough to pedal uphill. I think the frame has all of the ...
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Shimano 105 5800 front derailleur installation
I am currently installing a front derailleur as part of a new bike build.
It attaches to the frame via a braze on mount. I can't get it to shift onto the big ring. It shifts onto the big ring only ...
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