Thanks for that info, William. I'll look at it again tonight. Any idea what role that channel is supposed to play? My vague recollection is that I'll need to bend the cable 180 degrees to go over the nub and through the channel. If so, that seems "harsh" somehow.
Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Jul 16, 2010, at 4:59 PM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's the photo of the cable routed correctly on a not-identical > derailleur. > > http://softsolder.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/dsc03170-front-derailleur-cable-broken-strand.jpg > > > > On Jul 16, 2:57 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: >> I agree it's not a problem, but from your photos it does appear that >> you have your cable routed wrong. >> >> In that third photo, the anchor bolt thread into the derailleur arm. >> On the arm is a bump, an appendage, a knubby thing. The cable is >> supposed to wrap OVER that knubby thing. From the picture, it looks >> like you have it neatly tucked UNDER that knubby thing. >> >> With the cable routed the way you appear to have it, a couple things >> are going to happen. The potentially good thing is that your shifting >> will feel faster. The derailleur will move farther with a smaller >> move of the shiftlever. The bad things are twofold. One is you are >> putting more bending strain on the cable routed that way, so it will >> fail sooner. Whether sooner is 9 years instead of 10, or 1 year >> instead of 10 is hard to predict. The second thing is that with the >> faster moving derailleur geometry, it's trickier to trim out the rubs >> with delicate shifter moves. >> >> I recommend you confirm that the cable is routed correctly, completely >> independent of whether it touches that cylinder. >> >> On Jul 16, 2:41 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Here are really grainy photos of my setup: >> >>> http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/site/?/photos/ >> >>> first picture is when the chain is on the middle chain ring, (barely) >>> showing the cable straight and clear >> >>> second picture is when the chain is on the inner chain ring, (barely) >>> showing the cable bending around the black cylinder >> >>> third picture is simply showing how the cable is anchored, which is >>> apparently the way the derailer intends to have the cable anchored, in >>> that there is a slight "channel" under where the anchor bolt squeezes >>> and the cable is lined up with it >> >>> As I say, the interference appears to affect nothing. So (especially >>> knowing that the black cylinder need not roll at all) I'm fine with it >>> as it is. And that's good, because I can't see that I can avoid the >>> interference. >> >>> Thanks for helping me look into this! >> >>> Yours, >>> Thomas Lynn Skean >> >>> On Jul 15, 8:36 pm, Ginz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> I had a look and, yes, my cable touches the black cylinder as well. >>>> I, too, find it a bit odd but seems harmless. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
