Cable adjustment on Giant frames

justin-<< Giant compact road frames as used currently by T-Mobile & in the past
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ONCE have no facility for barrel adjusters on the frame. Here in Australia,
they are all sold with fairly stupid looking adjusters in the middle of the
cable (that loosen over time). But I've noticed that the pros don't ever use
these. How do you properly adjust the tension in the front derailleur, other
then fiddling a lot with the cable & nut to get it just right??

I say-First of all, each bicycle gets a complete going over each and every ride
in the propeloton, so extra barrel adjusters are not needed and

extra barrell adjusters aren't needed. If your front and rear der go outta tune
so often that using the fixing bolts and then the rear barrell adjuster to
adjust is too much bother, something else is wrong.

After an initial install and housing compress, cable stretch, the ders
shouldn't go outta wack. You shouldn't need to be fiddling with easy to reach
barrell adjusters all the time. I don't get it.
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Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
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On 22 Jan 2005 14:50:16 GMT, [email hidden] (Qui si parla

Campagnolo ) said:

justin-<< Giant compact road frames as used currently by T-Mobile & in the past
by
ONCE have no facility for barrel adjusters on the frame. Here in Australia,
they are all sold with fairly stupid looking adjusters in the middle of the
cable (that loosen over time). But I've noticed that the pros don't ever use
these. How do you properly adjust the tension in the front derailleur, other
then fiddling a lot with the cable & nut to get it just right??

I say-First of all, each bicycle gets a complete going over each and every ride
in the propeloton, so extra barrel adjusters are not needed and

extra barrell adjusters aren't needed. If your front and rear der go outta tune
so often that using the fixing bolts and then the rear barrell adjuster to
adjust is too much bother, something else is wrong.

After an initial install and housing compress, cable stretch, the ders
shouldn't go outta wack. You shouldn't need to be fiddling with easy to reach
barrell adjusters all the time. I don't get it.

On the Shimano FDs that I have used, DA triple for one, there is no
adjuster at the derailleur. The only adjuster on it, is the barrel
adjuster on the downtube. For those of us who don't set up and adjust
derailleurs on a daily basis, the barrel adjuster sure helps to fine
tune.
I do agree that it doesn't make much sense to have more than one per
derailleur.

Life is Good!
Jeff

Justin Vincent said:

Giant compact road frames as used currently by T-Mobile & in the past by
ONCE have no facility for barrel adjusters on the frame. Here in Australia,
they are all sold with fairly stupid looking adjusters in the middle of the
cable (that loosen over time). But I've noticed that the pros don't ever use
these. How do you properly adjust the tension in the front derailleur, other
then fiddling a lot with the cable & nut to get it just right??

Hey Mr Giant, I'd consider buying one of your frames if you put barrel
adjusters on it. What were they thinking in not putting them on?

The RD has a barrel adjuster. Pros use double chainsets and the front
cable tension should not be critical. Anyway, the mechanics make sure
everything is working before the race.

Thanks Peter. I do agree with you that you shouldn't need to be making too
many adjustments to the derailleurs, but I've found it more difficult to
properly set up a front derailleur without a barrel adjuster. Back in the
days of down tube shifting it didn't matter, but with STI levers you want to
get the trim postilion right.

Justin Vincent

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justin-<< Giant compact road frames as used currently by T-Mobile & in the
past
by
ONCE have no facility for barrel adjusters on the frame. Here in
Australia,
they are all sold with fairly stupid looking adjusters in the middle of
the
cable (that loosen over time). But I've noticed that the pros don't ever
use
these. How do you properly adjust the tension in the front derailleur,
other
then fiddling a lot with the cable & nut to get it just right??

I say-First of all, each bicycle gets a complete going over each and every
ride
in the propeloton, so extra barrel adjusters are not needed and

extra barrell adjusters aren't needed. If your front and rear der go outta
tune
so often that using the fixing bolts and then the rear barrell adjuster to
adjust is too much bother, something else is wrong.

After an initial install and housing compress, cable stretch, the ders
shouldn't go outta wack. You shouldn't need to be fiddling with easy to
reach
barrell adjusters all the time. I don't get it.
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Justin Vincent said:

Giant compact road frames as used currently by T-Mobile & in the
past by ONCE have no facility for barrel adjusters on the frame.
Here in Australia, they are all sold with fairly stupid looking adjusters
in the middle of the cable (that loosen over time).

Just for the record, mine have shown no greater tendency to loosen than
other barrel adjusters - i.e. none.

James Thomson

Justin Vincent said:

Giant compact road frames as used currently by T-Mobile & in the past by
ONCE have no facility for barrel adjusters on the frame. Here in Australia,
they are all sold with fairly stupid looking adjusters in the middle of the
cable (that loosen over time).

Mine haven't shown any tendency to loosen over time. But I haven't
needed to fiddle with them while riding, either.

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