Chain rub

"Paul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Well here I go again with, what I guess is, another basic

question but

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people here are great at helping out a beginner.

I've always had a spot of chain rub when riding the middle

chainring with

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the chain on the smallest (8th) sprocket. I realise that

this in one of

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those 'out of bounds' gears and it rarely gets used so

I've never worried

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about it.

I've recently noticed a spot of light chain rub however

when riding with the

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chain on the 2nd from smallest sprocket (7th). This only

occurs when

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pedalling really hard (more of a mash really), the sort of

pedalling force

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that would probably suggest to a more experienced cyclist

that they need to

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change gear :-).

I appreciate that both the frame and chain can flex when

pedalling (although

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I have an oversized aluminium alloy frame - I don't know

whether these flex

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or not) but I was wondering whether chain rub is anything

to worry about,

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does it suggest a mal-adjusted derailleur? The chainrings

shift crisply so I

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don't want to meddle with an otherwise working setup

unless I have to.

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The chain itself is fairly new and well looked after.

Thanks for any thoughts.

Kind Regards,

Paul.

Try screwing the front cable adjuster (on the down tube) out a little bit. This should move the FDR
out in the middle ring.....