Before you try to adjust the rear derailleur, look closely to make sure it is not bent. Many times, particularly on mountain bikes, the exposed derailleur can get hit and knocked out of shape or alignment. A Shimano 105 is a bicycle gear shifter designed for a road bike. The shifter inc...
If the gears on your bike are indexed properly, each single click of the shifter will cause a single shift up or down the gears, front or rear. In this step-by-step guide, we explain how to index your front and rear derailleurs by adjusting cable tension. ...
Before you try to adjust the rear derailleur, look closely to make sure it is not bent. Many times, particularly on mountain bikes, the exposed derailleur can get hit and knocked out of shape or alignment. A Shimano 105 is a bicycle gear shifter designed for a road bike. The shifter inc...
1. Start by putting your bike on a bike stand to get the rear wheel off the ground. Turn the pedals by hand and shift through your gears. If there’s a lag between when you shift and when the chain moves, the tension on the cables going from your shifters to the derailleurs is ...
At World Cup level the smallest details matter. Contact points are crucial and while every rider will be different there are some general rules to ensure constancy in setup. For World Champion Nino Schurter it’s important that his bike is set up to his
My wife's road bike has Shimano Sora shifters with a triple front derailleur (stock). The thumb switch on the front shifter is VERY hard to use and she can't do it when she's riding. I did a full adjustment of the front derailleur but it didn't change anything. One thing that I...
Tapping “Display Speed” will open a toggle that allows you to adjust the speedshownon your bike’s display by a small percentage. It does not change the actual speeds at which the bike provides pedal assist, but is useful to correct a discrepancy between the STEPS display and another cycl...
How to Adjust Sidepull Caliper Brakes In this tutorial we’ll learn how to set up your child’s first hand brake. Often the excitement of getting a new bike with a hand brake quickly turns to disappointment when your child tries to use it, only to find the lever is too far from the...
My wife's road bike has Shimano Sora shifters with a triple front derailleur (stock). The thumb switch on the front shifter is VERY hard to use and she can't do it when she's riding. I did a full adjustment of the front derailleur but it didn't change anything. One thing that I...
Follow These Steps To Adjust Your Rear Derailleur Locate your high limit screw - this screw controls how far the derailleur will want to shift the chain off the smallest cog Shift into the smallest cog and back the screw out a few turns This should cause the chain to want to shift off...