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    John Picton
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    When my bike has been to my LBS it comes back with beautifully aligned gears. This is great for a few weeks then the cables start to stretch and they need a little retuning.

    I understand the principle of adjusting the gears, setting the hi and lo points, adjusting the tension of the cable etc, but never seem to get it as good as the bike shop can.

    It generally seems that changing one direction is superb, but changing the other needs a little extra tension rather than just the click in the indexing. When I adjust this it flips the other way. D'oh!

    I don't think I'm over compensating for it as I just turn the tension adjuster by around a quarter of a turn a time.

    Anyone any suggestions or advice?

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  2. gruppo
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    Whenever I get a new bike, I always ask the LBS if I can watch the initial tune up they do and ask them to explain what they are doing. Never had one deny my request and it gives me a chance to ask questions and learn the finer points of making routine adjustments.

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  3. tamman2000
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    gruppo said:

    Whenever I get a new bike, I always ask the LBS if I can watch the initial tune up they do and ask them to explain what they are doing. Never had one deny my request and it gives me a chance to ask questions and learn the finer points of making routine adjustments.


    Damn... That is a great idea...

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  4. e_guevara
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    gruppo said:

    Whenever I get a new bike, I always ask the LBS if I can watch the initial tune up they do and ask them to explain what they are doing. Never had one deny my request and it gives me a chance to ask questions and learn the finer points of making routine adjustments.


    Watch and learn... 😄

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  5. puma
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    I wonder if it might have anything to do witrh lubing. Or what if you try turning the tension adjuster 1/8 at a time?

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  6. John Picton
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    puma said:

    I wonder if it might have anything to do witrh lubing. Or what if you try turning the tension adjuster 1/8 at a time?

    You hit the nail on the head! I actually was wanting to post this reply to let you all know then I read your response.

    The barrel adjuster is much more sensitive than I ever imagined, so over the last couple of rides I've been adjusting it by tiny amounts to see what happens.

    The alignment now is about as good as I've ever had it.

    Thanks all for your replies.

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