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Finally figured out why my derailleur adjustments never held
I was always just turning the barrel adjuster until the shifting sounded okay. A guy in the shop pointed out I was missing the initial step of setting the limit screws with the cable completely detached. Did that on a Trek FX 2 yesterday and the difference was night and day. Anyone have a favorite method for getting that initial limit screw position dialed in?
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ericnguyen17d ago
Setting the limit screws with no cable is the only way to get a true starting point. I just eyeball the derailleur cage so it lines up straight under the smallest cog. After that, the barrel adjuster actually works like it should.
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