[RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
After a year, it's time to make that shift window bigger for the two rings I use the most. Now I just need my brain to be doing well enough to try these great suggestions! With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 10:34:19 PM UTC-7, hangtownmatt wrote: Relax. If it shifts and the chain doesn't rub ... Just Ride! Matt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
Relax. If it shifts and the chain doesn't rub ... Just Ride! Matt On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 6:10:30 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: Ha! No worries about my self worth, Michael, though I appreciate your ministerial wisdom! My self worth comes from God, I know it's there, and there's naught I can do about it. Just droll Scottish humor. Grin. At the moment the derailer is smarter than me. It won't be in the end, even if it means I yank it off the bloody bike! Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 4:39:42 PM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: Deacon, you don't say so, but it sounds like you are working with BE friction shifters. The first thing is to take up any excess slack in the cable. Relax the derailler spring tension, pull the cable tight and then retighten the cable clamp. Stay calm and think of it like a game puzzle. In the mean time, stop putting yourself down. I've read many of your post and know that most of us can't do much of what you do. You are a beautiful person. Michael On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 5:58:53 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: I can’t seem to get my front derailer sorted properly. In it’s current cable tension/screw settings it takes up 80% of the shift range in the big ring, and goes to the middle at 90% pushed down and the granny at 100% pushed down. I’d rather spread that out evenly but can’t get there and have increased my drain bammage trying to follow the books. What magic answers do you all have in the derailers for dummies category? Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org http://www.OurHolyConception.org* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
Bravo, Michael. Bravo. On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Michael Hechmer mhech...@gmail.com wrote: Deacon, you don't say so, but it sounds like you are working with BE friction shifters. The first thing is to take up any excess slack in the cable. Relax the derailler spring tension, pull the cable tight and then retighten the cable clamp. Stay calm and think of it like a game puzzle. In the mean time, stop putting yourself down. I've read many of your post and know that most of us can't do much of what you do. You are a beautiful person. Michael On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 5:58:53 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: I can’t seem to get my front derailer sorted properly. In it’s current cable tension/screw settings it takes up 80% of the shift range in the big ring, and goes to the middle at 90% pushed down and the granny at 100% pushed down. I’d rather spread that out evenly but can’t get there and have increased my drain bammage trying to follow the books. What magic answers do you all have in the derailers for dummies category? Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org http://www.OurHolyConception.org* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
Deacon, you don't say so, but it sounds like you are working with BE friction shifters. The first thing is to take up any excess slack in the cable. Relax the derailler spring tension, pull the cable tight and then retighten the cable clamp. Stay calm and think of it like a game puzzle. In the mean time, stop putting yourself down. I've read many of your post and know that most of us can't do much of what you do. You are a beautiful person. Michael On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 5:58:53 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: I can’t seem to get my front derailer sorted properly. In it’s current cable tension/screw settings it takes up 80% of the shift range in the big ring, and goes to the middle at 90% pushed down and the granny at 100% pushed down. I’d rather spread that out evenly but can’t get there and have increased my drain bammage trying to follow the books. What magic answers do you all have in the derailers for dummies category? Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org http://www.OurHolyConception.org* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
Ha! No worries about my self worth, Michael, though I appreciate your ministerial wisdom! My self worth comes from God, I know it's there, and there's naught I can do about it. Just droll Scottish humor. Grin. At the moment the derailer is smarter than me. It won't be in the end, even if it means I yank it off the bloody bike! Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 4:39:42 PM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: Deacon, you don't say so, but it sounds like you are working with BE friction shifters. The first thing is to take up any excess slack in the cable. Relax the derailler spring tension, pull the cable tight and then retighten the cable clamp. Stay calm and think of it like a game puzzle. In the mean time, stop putting yourself down. I've read many of your post and know that most of us can't do much of what you do. You are a beautiful person. Michael On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 5:58:53 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: I can’t seem to get my front derailer sorted properly. In it’s current cable tension/screw settings it takes up 80% of the shift range in the big ring, and goes to the middle at 90% pushed down and the granny at 100% pushed down. I’d rather spread that out evenly but can’t get there and have increased my drain bammage trying to follow the books. What magic answers do you all have in the derailers for dummies category? Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org http://www.OurHolyConception.org* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
If the other suggestions don't work, I'd measure the chain line to see if you're in tolerance. On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: I can’t seem to get my front derailer sorted properly. In it’s current cable tension/screw settings it takes up 80% of the shift range in the big ring, and goes to the middle at 90% pushed down and the granny at 100% pushed down. I’d rather spread that out evenly but can’t get there and have increased my drain bammage trying to follow the books. What magic answers do you all have in the derailers for dummies category? Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org http://www.OurHolyConception.org* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
as someone who has less and less time I might offer a piece of advice: bring it to your fine local LBS and support your local businesses. They probably sort out issues like this all day and will have it all tuned in an hour or so, and at least with my lbs I do a test ride on all work and they will tweak as I need. Just my 2cents, back to working too much. On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Geoffrey ring...@gmail.com wrote: Also, I'd start put it in the smallest chainring, release all tension on the adjuster nut and start from scratch. This way you can at least check the limit screw. Then pull the cable with your hand all the way to the big ring and set that limit screw. Then you can start to add tension to the cable itself. When you're chain line is off, your front derailleur won't work nicely, that's what I'd check next. From the middle chain ring to the center of your seat tube, you should be around 45mm. On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 6:42:15 AM UTC-6, Geoffrey wrote: If the other suggestions don't work, I'd measure the chain line to see if you're in tolerance. On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: I can’t seem to get my front derailer sorted properly. In it’s current cable tension/screw settings it takes up 80% of the shift range in the big ring, and goes to the middle at 90% pushed down and the granny at 100% pushed down. I’d rather spread that out evenly but can’t get there and have increased my drain bammage trying to follow the books. What magic answers do you all have in the derailers for dummies category? Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org http://www.OurHolyConception.org* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
Also, I'd start put it in the smallest chainring, release all tension on the adjuster nut and start from scratch. This way you can at least check the limit screw. Then pull the cable with your hand all the way to the big ring and set that limit screw. Then you can start to add tension to the cable itself. When you're chain line is off, your front derailleur won't work nicely, that's what I'd check next. From the middle chain ring to the center of your seat tube, you should be around 45mm. On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 6:42:15 AM UTC-6, Geoffrey wrote: If the other suggestions don't work, I'd measure the chain line to see if you're in tolerance. On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: I can’t seem to get my front derailer sorted properly. In it’s current cable tension/screw settings it takes up 80% of the shift range in the big ring, and goes to the middle at 90% pushed down and the granny at 100% pushed down. I’d rather spread that out evenly but can’t get there and have increased my drain bammage trying to follow the books. What magic answers do you all have in the derailers for dummies category? Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org http://www.OurHolyConception.org* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
I also had a similar problem. The derailleur hanger had twisted a little from my shoelace catching it. I just had to rotate it slightly to fix the problem (in my situation). John On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 2:58:53 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: I can’t seem to get my front derailer sorted properly. In it’s current cable tension/screw settings it takes up 80% of the shift range in the big ring, and goes to the middle at 90% pushed down and the granny at 100% pushed down. I’d rather spread that out evenly but can’t get there and have increased my drain bammage trying to follow the books. What magic answers do you all have in the derailers for dummies category? Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org http://www.OurHolyConception.org* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
I recall having something similar way back when. It turned out I had the cable on the wrong side of the clamping screw. I just looked now on my Atlantis the FD cable is clamped on the side of the screw toward the center of the bike. This is using a Shimano triple FD. Not sure if that orientation is universal. dougP On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 2:58:53 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: I can’t seem to get my front derailer sorted properly. In it’s current cable tension/screw settings it takes up 80% of the shift range in the big ring, and goes to the middle at 90% pushed down and the granny at 100% pushed down. I’d rather spread that out evenly but can’t get there and have increased my drain bammage trying to follow the books. What magic answers do you all have in the derailers for dummies category? Grin. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org http://www.OurHolyConception.org* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Dumber than my derailer!
Huh. Who knows! I'll give it a gaze tomorrow. I am the knucklehead who replaced the cable, so chances are anything goes! Sardonic grin. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
