During my last ride, I leaned by bike up against some bushes. When I started again I could not move my left shifter into the 3 position which corresponds to the outside front chainring. After reading "Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance," I bought a workstand and decided to make the adjustments myself. I tightened the cable and moved the limit screws a bit. Everything works fine now except when I am on the outside back chainring, shifting the front chainring from the outside to the middle is slow and noisy. I have a 2000 Gary Fisher Marlin. Any help would be appreciated. This is my first attempt at doing any work on my bike. I am wanting to improve my skills so I can do all my own work.
During my last ride, I leaned by bike up against some bushes. When I started again I could not move my left shifter into the 3 position which corresponds to the outside front chainring. After reading "Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance," I bought a workstand and decided to make the adjustments myself. I tightened the cable and moved the limit screws a bit. Everything works fine now except when I am on the outside back chainring, shifting the front chainring from the outside to the middle is slow and noisy. I have a 2000 Gary Fisher Marlin. Any help would be appreciated. This is my first attempt at doing any work on my bike. I am wanting to improve my skills so I can do all my own work.
Thanks,
Steve
This usually means that the carrier is not pulling in far enough to pull the chain off. Loosen the cable in 1/4 turn increments until it'll down-shift more reliably. BUT, if you don't tpyically down-shift while in the smallest cassette gear (I know that I don't), you may sacrifice that in favor of better up-shifting performance and leave it alone.
