If you find your chain is skipping a gear or that your shifting is getting stuck, then there’s a good chance you need to adjust your gears. This is also known as indexing your gears. If the gears on your bike are indexed properly, each single click of the shifter will cause a ...
Tightening Spokes on a Bike in 4 Steps After you’ve prepared the necessary tools, you still have a question “how to adjust spoke tension?” If you’ve got the tools and your bike, here’s the process for tightening the bike spokes. Notably, this process works for all different types ...
Loosen the cable stop bolt on the derailleur using a 9mm wrench. Spin the cranks of the bike forward to allow the derailleur to settle into place. Observe the alignment of the derailleur pulleys, which the chain runs through just below the cassette, and the smallest cog on the cassette. Th...
The top derailleur pulley should be as close to the cassette cogs as possible. If it's too close, it might cause rubbing or noise. If it's too far away, shifting will be sloppy Locate the B-tension screw. Thread it in or out in order to adjust the top derailleur pulley. ...
Adjust the front derailleur low limit screw with a screwdriver. Tighten your low limit screw if the chain is being pushed to the right. Loosen the low limit screw if the chain is being pushed to the left. The low limit screw is marked with an ‘L’. ...
If the chain sits on the largest chainring, loosen the cable tension until it drops down to the smallest ring. Adjust the low limit screw: The low limit screw controls how far the derailleur moves towards the bike frame, limiting it from shifting past the smallest chainring. Adjust this ...
Video tutorial shows how to adjust brake pad postion, cable tension and centering on typical road bike sidepull brake calipers.
wants ride off into the axle, tighten the H-screw clockwise until it lines up. If it looks like it is rubbing on the next gear, loosen the screw until the chain is nicely centered on the sprocket. Now re-adjust the cable tension until the derailleur shifts smoothly down to the next ...
Read our guide to rear derailleurs, how they work, how to change and adjust them and how to select the right one for your bike.
Lastly, be sure to maintain proper chain tension by checking the slack in your chain and adjusting it as needed. A loose chain can cause poor shifting and excessive wear on your drivetrain, while a tight chain can strain your chain and cassette. Follow your bike’s manufacturer guidelines to...