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Can a crankset have its chainrings' alignment notch not aligned by design?
This may be the most primitive solution, but you can try both the "erroneous" orientation in the exploded view and the orientation where the notches align towards the pedal or crank arm.
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Is it okay for my rear derailleur to be as "compressed" as this when in the lowest gear on the bike?
Is the chain on the smallest chainring, at the front? I doubt that you would use that while cycling.
You have 7 sprockets;
2 chainrings? -- use smallest chainring with 4 largest sprockets,
and ...
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Is it okay for my rear derailleur to be as "compressed" as this when in the lowest gear on the bike?
Bike is shifting smoothly?
Derailleur almost touches the cassette, but no actual rubbing?
You're fine.
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Is it okay for my rear derailleur to be as "compressed" as this when in the lowest gear on the bike?
There's no issue with it looking like that while in small-small. It's very normal.
The derailleur's total capacity number defines what large/large combination is supported while still allowing the ...
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Is it okay for my rear derailleur to be as "compressed" as this when in the lowest gear on the bike?
Maybe your chain is too long. It’s always hard to tell from photos.
If there is still tension on the chain in the smallest sprocket + smallest chainring combination it’s probably fine. You’d need a ...
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How do I get off my totally stuck freehub body?
Just to be clear, the part shown on your pictures is called a freehub body (black cylinder with splines). It incorporates the ratchet system enabling the hub to engage one way and to disengage the ...
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