Comments on: How to Adjust Your Front Derailleur

By: Kurt

Kurt — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:31:22 +0000

Hi, just had a question. Just bought a new front and rear derailleur, the rear derailleur is a shimano sis, front says shimano and my shifters are shimano Sis rapid fire. Anyways my front derailleur wont shift at all, it seems to be on the lowest gear. Also my rear derailleur shifts from gears 6 to 2 (18 speed bike). I have noticed that on gear 6 and 5 of the rear derailleur that it remains on the same gear any suggestions to fix this problem.

Thanks

By: DAVE

DAVE — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:50:33 +0000

I would just like to say this website is excellent. And it has help me a lot and saved me a lot of money.
I have reset my rear / front derailleur and they now work as good as they should.

Thank for the a1 vid’s
dave

By: Leigh

Leigh — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:20:21 +0000

Hello
Thanks, you’ve created some brilliant, concise and easy to follow guides.
Will have a go with my derailleurs now. Just need the snow to clear a bit to give them a thorough test =¬)

regards
Leigh – Durham UK

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 03:01:25 +0000

I just learnt how to adjust my gears!

AWESOME!

I have a tri on tomorrow and was stressing as the gears were jumping everywhere.

happy now…

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:52:57 +0000

This tutorial was awesome. Had no problem with my mountain bikes but my road bike for some reason gave me a fit, but in the end, I won!

By: wragh15

wragh15 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:12:44 +0000

Great tips that are straightforward. I used your instructions to index my shimano 105 gearset. Changes like a dream!

By: Dani

Dani — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:48:56 +0000

Thank you very much for this video (and the one on adjusting your rear derailleur). You saved me $80. I was going to put my newly purchased Avanti hybrid into the shop because the gears were giving me the pips!!

I have also recommended this site to my two sons who also could do with help with bike repairs.

Kudos;-)

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:45:35 +0000

Hi John,

When you shift down the derailleur will release tension quickly. However, it shouldn’t smack the frame. You’ll likely need to tighten the “L” limit screw as explained in the above video. Hope that helps!

By: John

John — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:20:03 +0000

Hi got a cannondale prophet and 2ring/bashguard. When I shift down to 1st gear on the front (smallest) from the middle it makes a “ting” sound like its releasing a lot of tension and smacks my frame. I’ve read a lot of these comment and am still confused. My cable tension isn’t that tight should it be tighter to counteract the spring? Thanks

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:26:14 +0000

Mark, it does sound like your crank might not be correctly mounted on the bottom bracket spindle. Here’s a video that shows how to remove and install the cranks… maybe it will help you diagnose the problem: http://bicycletutor.com/replace-cotterless-cranks/

If not, you could upload some detailed photos of your crank and bottom bracket area in the help forums and we’ll see if we can help figure it out.