User Guide

37CHAPTER THREE Inspection, Adjustment & Lubrication

3. While hand-turning the cranks, use the

shifter to carefully shift the chain onto the

outside chainring.

4. With the shifter, position the outer chain

guide of the front derailleur approximately 0.5

mm from the chain.

5. Re-tighten the high gear adjusting screw until

it meets resistance. If you have turned the

screw too far, the front derailleur will move

toward the small chainring.

Check your adjustments; go through the

various gear combinations. Make sure the

chain does not fall off when you shift, and the

derailleur cage does not rub on any part of the

crankset.

To adjust the middle gear position of the front

derailleur, with three chainrings

1. Shift the chain onto the largest front

chainring and the smallest rear cog.

2. Rotate the cable tension barrel-adjuster (on the

downtube, or on the lever) counter-clockwise

increasing cable tension to align the inner

derailleur cage until it just touches the chain.

Go through the various gear combinations to

ensure the chain smoothly lines up with all the

chainrings.

Note: some front shifters have a ‘tab’ feature. By slightly downshifting

the lever, the derailleur should move in slightly, and should no longer be

touching the chain.

Figure 3.4.5 Inner limiting

screw effects (low gear)

Figure 3.4.6 Outer limiting

screw effects (high gear)