Bike Maintenance Tips, Tricks & Techniques (Digital)

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Fitting a new cable to the front and rear derailleurs

Fit the new cable into your shifters first, using the instructions on page 130, then follow these steps to connect the cable to your front or rear derailleur. You’ll need to adjust the cable tension once you’ve fitted the cables; see page 116 for rear derailleur, page 125 for front derailleur.
Conventional / top- normal deraileurs (including Shadow) For the rear derailleur, push the cable through the barrel-adjuster on the back of the derailleur. Lift the back wheel off the ground and turn the pedals so that the chain returns to its neutral position – the smallest sprocket for most derailleurs, the largest for rapid-rise types. For rapid-rise, see below. Screw the barrel-adjuster all the way into the derailleur (turning it so the top of the barrel moves towards you), then back out a couple of complete turns. Look carefully at the cable-pinch bolt; there are often several possible ways to fit the cable under it, and only one of them makes your gears work properly. Look for a groove or a slot indicating the right place. The most common place…
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